kinematograph
kinematograph is the alternative form of cinematograph.
Meaning of cinematograph
Noun
cinematograph (plural cinematographs)
- A camera that could develop its own film and served as its own projector.
- “Oh, you mean the cinematograph—the pictures of prize-fights and steamers. I’ve seen ’em up country.”
“Biograph or cinematograph was what I was alludin’ to. London Bridge with the omnibuses—a troopship goin’ to the war—marines on parade at Portsmouth an’ the Plymouth Express arrivin’ at...1904, Rudyard Kipling, “Mrs Bathurst”, in Traffics and Discoveries, New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., page 326
- Synonyms:
- kinematograph
- “Oh, you mean the cinematograph—the pictures of prize-fights and steamers. I’ve seen ’em up country.”
Forms of kinematograph
| plural | kinematographs |
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Words formed from kinematograph
Questions about kinematograph
- What is kinematograph the alternative form of?
- Kinematograph is the alternative form of cinematograph.
Words near kinematograph in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: kinematograph (page history and authors); cinematograph (page history and authors). 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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