Used in a Sentence

cinematograph

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for cinematograph.

Editorial note

It's a relief to see something other than ‘Doom running on a cinematograph projector’ where the device only acts as the video output.

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Parts of speech2

Quick take

(historical) A camera that could develop its own film and served as its own projector.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of cinematograph gathered in one view.

noun

(historical) A camera that could develop its own film and served as its own projector.

verb

(rare) To employ the techniques of cinematography.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for cinematograph.

noun

(historical) A camera that could develop its own film and served as its own projector.

verb

(rare) To employ the techniques of cinematography.

Example sentences

1

It's a relief to see something other than ‘Doom running on a cinematograph projector’ where the device only acts as the video output.

2

It's fair to assumem that at the time, a skilled presenter knowing the material was able to compensate for that too to some extent, since the Cinematograph was camera and projector in one, both manually operated.

3

I would also argue that the telescope, the printing press, the telephone, the cinematograph and the world wide web together had the biggest impact on human culture since the invention of writing and agriculture, they basically boostrapped the modern society as we know it.

4

At the end of the exhibition there was an original "Cinematograph" in function.

5

) have a similar format shifting provision but it specifically applies to "videotape embodying a cinematograph film in analog form" which is messed up in more ways than one.

6

Here in Australia, "copyright in a building or a model of a building is not infringed by the making of a painting, drawing, engraving or photograph of the building or model or by the inclusion of the building or model in a cinematograph film or in a television broadcast," for instance.

Quote examples

1

At the end of the exhibition there was an original "Cinematograph" in function.

2

) have a similar format shifting provision but it specifically applies to "videotape embodying a cinematograph film in analog form" which is messed up in more ways than one.

3

Here in Australia, "copyright in a building or a model of a building is not infringed by the making of a painting, drawing, engraving or photograph of the building or model or by the inclusion of the building or model in a cinematograph film or in a television broadcast," for instance.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use cinematograph in a sentence?

It's a relief to see something other than ‘Doom running on a cinematograph projector’ where the device only acts as the video output.

What does cinematograph mean?

(historical) A camera that could develop its own film and served as its own projector.

What part of speech is cinematograph?

cinematograph is commonly used as noun, verb.