motion picture
nounUK /ˈməʊ.ʃən ˌpɪk.tʃər/
US /ˈmoʊ.ʃən ˌpɪk.tʃɚ/
A motion picture is a movie that you watch on a screen.
We went to the theater to see a funny motion picture about talking animals.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The art or business of making movies.
She studied motion picture production in college.
3. A recorded series of moving images shown in a theater or on television.
The museum showed an old motion picture from the 1920s.
4. Movies considered as a form of entertainment.
The motion picture industry employs thousands of people.