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cinematography

UK/ˌsɪn.ə.məˈtɒɡ.ɹə.fiː/

cinematography noun: the art, process, or job of filming movies.

Noun

cinematography (countable and uncountable, plural cinematographies)

  1. The art, process, or job of filming movies.
  2. Motion picture photography.

cinematography meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

cinematography in Hindi

the discipline of making and reproducing motion pictures
फ़िल्मांकन filmāṅkan

cinematography in Tamil

ஒளிப்பதிவு

cinematography in Marathi

सिनेमॅटोग्राफी

cinematography in Urdu

سنیماٹوگرافی, سینماٹوگرافی, سنیماٹو گرافی
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cinematography in Bengali
চলচ্চিত্রগ্রহণশিল্প
cinematography in Telugu
సినిమాటోగ్రఫీ, సినిమాటోగ్రాఫి
cinematography in Malayalam
ഛായാഗ്രഹണം, സിനിമാറ്റോഗ്രാഫി
cinematography in Kannada
ಛಾಯಾಗ್ರಹಣ chāyāgrahaṇa
cinematography in Punjabi
ਸਿਨੇਮਾਟੋਗ੍ਰਾਫੀ, ਸਿਨੇਮੈਟੋਗ੍ਰਾਫੀ, ਸਿਨੇਮੇਟੋਗ੍ਰਾਫੀ
cinematography in Gujarati
સિનેમેટોગ્રાફી, સિનેમાટોગ્રાફી
cinematography in Odia
ସିନେମାଟୋଗ୍ରାଫି, ସିନେମେଟୋଗ୍ରାଫି
cinematography in Nepali
सिनेमेटोग्राफी, सिनेमाटोग्राफी
cinematography in Arabic
تَصْوِير سِينَمَائِيّ taṣwīr sīnamāʔiyy
cinematography in Malay
sinematografi
cinematography in Persian
فیلمبرداری film-bardâri
cinematography in Thai
การถ่ายภาพยนตร์ gaan tàai pâap-pá-yon
cinematography in Myanmar
ရုပ်ရှင်ပညာရပ် ruphrangpa.nyarap

Synonyms of cinematography

Forms of cinematography

pluralcinematographies

Origin of cinematography

From cinematograph + -y. Compare French cinématographie. Possibly analysable as cinemato- + -graphy.

Words formed from cinematography

Phrases with cinematography

Words that rhyme with cinematography

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Questions about cinematography

What does cinematography mean?
Cinematography means the art, process, or job of filming movies.
What is cinematography in Hindi?
Cinematography in Hindi is फ़िल्मांकन (filmāṅkan). See Cinematography meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is cinematography?
Cinematography is a noun.
How do you pronounce cinematography?
Cinematography is pronounced /ˌsɪn.ə.məˈtɒɡ.ɹə.fiː/ (UK).
What is the plural of cinematography?
The plural of cinematography is cinematographies.

Words near cinematography in the dictionary

  1. cinematographies
  2. cinematographing
  3. cinematographist
  4. cinematographists
  5. cinematographs
  6. cinematography
  7. cinematology
  8. cinematoscope
  9. cinematoscopes
  10. cinemazation
  11. cinemazations

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cinematography (page history and authors); cinematography (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); cinematography (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cinematography (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cinematography (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); cinematography (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cinematography (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cinematography (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cinematography (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cinematography (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cinematography (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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