cinematograph

/ˌsɪnəˈmætəɡræf/
verb
  1. To film or record using a movie camera (historical).
    • The director cinematographed the scene using a hand-cranked camera.
    • He learned to cinematograph with the same equipment the Lumière brothers used.
    • They cinematographed the entire event for the newsreel.
noun
  1. An early movie camera that also could project films.
    • The cinematograph was a groundbreaking invention that led to modern cinema.
    • Early filmmakers used a cinematograph to both record and show their movies.
    • The museum displayed an original cinematograph from the 1890s.
  2. A movie theater (historical, especially in early cinema).
    • They went to the local cinematograph to watch a silent film.
    • The old building was once a popular cinematograph in the city.
    • In the early 1900s, every small town had its own cinematograph.
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