cinematograph

[ sin-uh-mat-uh-graf, -grahf ]

/ ˌsɪn əˈmæt əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

Chiefly British

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noun

an early movie camera or projector, often a single mechanical device to record and project film.

Older Use. a movie theater.

verb (used with or without object)

Older Use. to record as a movie.

Also Older Spelling, kin·e·mat·o·graph

[kin-uh-mat-uh-graf, -grahf, kahy-nuh-] /ˌkɪn əˈmæt əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf, ˌkaɪ nə-/ .

Origin of cinematograph

First recorded in 1895–1900; from French cinématographe, equivalent to cinémat- (from Greek kīnēmat-, stem of kī́nēma “motion”) + -o- connecting vowel + -graphe noun suffix; see -o-, -graph

OTHER WORDS FROM cinematograph

cin·e·mat·o·graph·ic

[sin-uh-mat-uh-graf-ik], /ˌsɪn əˌmæt əˈgræf ɪk/, adjectivecin·e·mat·o·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby cinematograph

cinematheque, cinematic, cinematics, cinematize, cinematog., cinematograph, cinematographer, cinematography, cinéma vérité, cinemicrograph, cinemicrography

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Example sentences from the Web for cinematograph

They made a sort of shuddering veil, almost recalling the dizziness of a cinematograph.
The Man Who Was Thursday|G. K. Chesterton
Leaving Yvette to do her work alone I set up the cinematograph.
Camps and Trails in China|Roy Chapman Andrews and Yvette Borup Andrews
About this time I had become interested in the cinematograph.
Adventures in Swaziland|Owen Rowe O'Neil
A series of cinematograph pictures has been taken of the pedometer at a moment when the children are being measured.
Dr. Montessori's Own Handbook|Maria Montessori

Practice alone can make perfect, and experience is the more necessary because the cinematograph is an all-the-year-round machine.
Practical Cinematography and Its Applications|Frederick Arthur Ambrose Talbot

British Dictionary definitions for cinematograph

cinematograph

/ (ˌsɪnɪˈmætəˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf) mainly British /

noun

a combined camera, printer, and projector

verb

to take pictures (of) with a film camera

Word Origin for cinematograph

C19 (earlier spelling kinematograph): from Greek kinēmat-, kinēma motion + -graph

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单词	cinematograph
释义	cinematograph [ sin-uh-mat-uh-graf, -grahf ] / ˌsɪn əˈmæt əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf / Chiefly British SEE SYNONYMS FOR cinematograph ON THESAURUS.COM noun an early movie camera or projector, often a single mechanical device to record and project film. Older Use. a movie theater. verb (used with or without object) Older Use. to record as a movie. Also Older Spelling, kin·e·mat·o·graph [kin-uh-mat-uh-graf, -grahf, kahy-nuh-] /ˌkɪn əˈmæt əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf, ˌkaɪ nə-/ . Origin of cinematograph First recorded in 1895–1900; from French cinématographe, equivalent to cinémat- (from Greek kīnēmat-, stem of kī́nēma “motion”) + -o- connecting vowel + -graphe noun suffix; see -o-, -graph OTHER WORDS FROM cinematograph cin·e·mat·o·graph·ic [sin-uh-mat-uh-graf-ik], /ˌsɪn əˌmæt əˈgræf ɪk/, adjectivecin·e·mat·o·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb Words nearby cinematograph cinematheque, cinematic, cinematics, cinematize, cinematog., cinematograph, cinematographer, cinematography, cinéma vérité, cinemicrograph, cinemicrography Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cinematograph They made a sort of shuddering veil, almost recalling the dizziness of a cinematograph. The Man Who Was Thursday\|G. K. Chesterton Leaving Yvette to do her work alone I set up the cinematograph. Camps and Trails in China\|Roy Chapman Andrews and Yvette Borup Andrews About this time I had become interested in the cinematograph. Adventures in Swaziland\|Owen Rowe O'Neil A series of cinematograph pictures has been taken of the pedometer at a moment when the children are being measured. Dr. Montessori's Own Handbook\|Maria Montessori Practice alone can make perfect, and experience is the more necessary because the cinematograph is an all-the-year-round machine. Practical Cinematography and Its Applications\|Frederick Arthur Ambrose Talbot British Dictionary definitions for cinematograph cinematograph / (ˌsɪnɪˈmætəˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf) mainly British / noun a combined camera, printer, and projector verb to take pictures (of) with a film camera Word Origin for cinematograph C19 (earlier spelling kinematograph): from Greek kinēmat-, kinēma motion + -graph Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to cinematograph feature film, flick, cinema, talkie, picture, show, motion picture, film, videotape, celluloid, screenplay, flicker, movie, moving picture, silver screen, cine, cinematics, photodrama, photoplay, picture show
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cinematograph

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