cinemicrographyn.
/ˌsɪnᵻmʌɪˈkrɒɡrəfi/, U.S. /ˌsɪnəˌmaɪˈkrɑɡrəfi/ The filming of a microscopic object, process, etc., typically by means of time-lapse photography.A common application of cinemicrography is to the study of the movement of cells, bacteria, etc.
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microphotography1858
photomicrography1865
macrophotography1889
telephotomicrography1897
photomicroscopy1905
cinemicrography1921
photomacrography1936
1921 D. Boughey Film Industry viii. 77 Cinemicrography, or the filming of microscopic movement in plant and animal life.
1944 Lancet 4 Nov. 615/1 The second paper..on cinemicrography in biological research, described a more elaborate apparatus for higher-power micrography.
1956 Nature 28 Jan. 170/2 Ciné and ciné-micrography in the teaching of natural history.
1971 New Scientist 28 Jan. 176/2 The group is shortly to begin using cinemicrography to observe embryos.
2012 Radiation Res. 178 No. 2. 88/2 The distribution of generation times in the population as determined by time lapse cinemicrography had a coefficient of variation of about 11%.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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