cinematography

C2
US /ˌsɪnɪməˈtɑːgrəfi/ UK /ˌsɪn.ə.məˈtɒɡ.ɹə.fiː/
noun Freq #17262

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    the act of making a film

  2. 2
    noun

    The art, process, or job of filming movies.

  3. 3
    noun

    Motion picture photography.

Etymology

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

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · the act of making a film filming
Word family
Derived forms chronocinematographycinematographermicrocinematography
Related forms cinemacinematiccinematologydpphotographyvideography

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