cinematograph

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

/ ˌsɪn əˈmæt əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

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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.

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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

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How to use cinematograph in a sentence

It can be done in a day or a week, but in the former case one must be content with a cinematographic reminiscence.
Italian Highways and Byways from a Motor Car|Francis Miltoun
In a scientific age his style may be described as cinematographic.
From Capetown to Ladysmith|G. W. Steevens
In recent years the Marey Institute has much improved its micro-cinematographic apparatus.
Practical Cinematography and Its Applications|Frederick Arthur Ambrose Talbot
The great advantage of the continuous cinematographic system is that it records every movement.
Practical Cinematography and Its Applications|Frederick Arthur Ambrose Talbot

It is the salient difference between the ordinary cinematographic method and the continuously moving film process.
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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