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Cinema vs Cinematograph - What's the difference?

cinema | cinematograph | Derived terms |

Cinematograph is a derived term of cinema.



As nouns the difference between cinema and cinematograph

is that cinema is a film while cinematograph is a camera that could develop its own film and served as its own projector.

As a verb cinematograph is

to employ the techniques of cinematography.

cinema

English

(wikipedia cinema)

Noun

  • (countable) A film.
  • (countable) A movie theatre, a movie house
  • (film, uncountable) Film or movies as a group.
  • (film, uncountable) The film and movie industry.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-29, volume=407, issue=8842, page=55, magazine=(The Economist)
  • , title= Travels and travails , passage=Even without hovering drones, a lurking assassin, a thumping score and a denouement, the real-life story of Edward Snowden, a rogue spy on the run, could be straight out of the cinema . But, as with Hollywood, the subplots and exotic locations may distract from the real message: America’s discomfort and its foes’ glee.}}
  • (film, uncountable) The art of making films and movies.
  • Synonyms

    * film, movie (chiefly US) * movie theatre (rare), movie theater (chiefly US), movie house (chiefly US), pictures (regional, dated ) * seventh art (the art of making films and movies )

    Anagrams

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    cinematograph

    English

    (Cinematograph)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (historical) A camera that could develop its own film and served as its own projector.
  • * (Rudyard Kipling), Mrs Bathurst
  • “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 Paddin'ton.” “Seen 'em all. Seen 'em all,” said Hooper impatiently.

    Synonyms

    * kinematograph

    Derived terms

    * cinema * cinematography

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (rare) To employ the techniques of cinematography