kinetograph

[ ki-nee-tuh-graf, -grahf, -net-uh-, kahy- ]

noun

1. a camera for taking pictures for a kinetoscope.

Other Words From

• kin·e·tog·ra·pher [kin-i-, tog, -r, uh, -fer, kahy-ni-], noun
• ki·ne·to·graph·ic [ki-nee-t, uh, -, graf, -ik, -net-, uh, -, kahy-], adjective
• kine·togra·phy noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of kinetograph¹

An Americanism dating back to 1890–95; kineto- + -graph

Example Sentences

The “kinetograph,” which is the precursor of the apparatus for showing moving photographs, is of great interest.

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Next week, if it's successful, we shall produce it with scenery and effects on the kinetograph.

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About 1890, Edison invented the kinetograph and kinetoscope, after a long series of investigations and experiments.

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Those who wish to see the kinetograph at work will please go within.

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