celluloidPronunciation: /ˈsɛljʊlɔɪd/Translate celluloid | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of celluloid noun [mass noun] a transparent flammable plastic made in sheets from camphor and nitrocellulose, formerly used for cinematographic film. the cinema as a genre:having made the leap from theatre to celluloid, she can now make more moneyOrigin: mid 19th century: from cellulose + -oidcelluloid in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of celluloid in the US English dictionary