cinematograph
Americannoun
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an early movie camera or projector, often a single mechanical device to record and project film.
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Older Use. a movie theater.
verb (used with or without object)
noun
verb
Other Word Forms
Etymology
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
Example Sentences
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Not long after his death, a shoemaker’s son named Georges Méliès purchased the Theatre Robert-Houdin and upon seeing a demonstration of the newly invented cinematograph by the Lumière brothers, acquired his own projector.
From New York Times ● Jan. 2, 2023
Cinema has always been a moving target, from the cinematograph era to the streaming.
From New York Times ● Dec. 4, 2019
Probably almost as soon as the "cinematograph" camera was invented.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 4, 2011
Serafino Gubbio is a cinematograph operator for a big company near Rome.
From Time Magazine Archive
The party would feature presentations on the latest scientific developments, including a newfangled invention called the cinematograph.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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