First Known Use: 1896
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cinematograph
noun cin·e·mat·o·graph \ˌsi-nə-ˈma-tə-ˌgraf\
Definition of CINEMATOGRAPH
chiefly British : a motion-picture camera, projector, theater, or show
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Origin of CINEMATOGRAPH
French cinématographe, from Greek kinēmat-, kinēma movement (from kinein to move) + French -o- + -graphe -graph — more at -kinesis
Medical Dictionary
cinematograph
noun cin·e·mat·o·graph \ˌsin-ə-ˈmat-ə-ˌgraf\
Medical Definition of CINEMATOGRAPH
: a visual record obtained by cinematography <cinematographs of the spontaneously fibrillating auricle—Journal of the American Medical Association>
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