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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(historical) 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 Paddin’ton.” “Seen ’em all. Seen ’em all,” said Hooper impatiently.
Flashes from the other groups of monitors and the heavy siege guns keep the whole sky lit up, flicking their flashes on the cloud-ridden celestial screen like a badly worked cinematograph.
Use cinematograph when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Cinematograph means (historical) A camera that could develop its own film and served as its own projector..
Common synonyms include kinematograph.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
“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 Paddin’ton.” “Seen ’em all. Seen ’em all,” said Hooper impatiently.
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