film projector

A "film projector" is essential in cinemas and other venues for displaying motion pictures to audiences.

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Definition

(technical)A device that projects moving images from a film onto a screen using light and lenses.

The film projector broke down in the middle of the movie, causing a brief interruption.
Old cinemas often used film projectors to show movies before the advent of digital projectors.

(technical)A device that projects still images from a film onto a screen.

The photographer used a film projector to display slides of his work.
Slide projectors, a type of film projector, were popular for viewing photo albums.

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