cinefilm

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noun

Any of various obsolete film formats, including 8 mm, 9.5 mm, 16 mm, and Super 8, formerly much used for making home movies to be viewed on a projector.

OriginEnglish film ← Ancient Greek κῑνέω (kīnéō) ← Proto-Indo-European *keyh₂- →
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Meanings

nouncinefilm (countable and uncountable, plural cinefilms)

plural cinefilms

  1. countableuncountableAny of various obsolete film formats, including 8 mm, 9.5 mm, 16 mm, and Super 8, formerly much used for making home movies to be viewed on a projector.
  2. countableA film recorded on this medium.
verbcinefilm (third-person singular simple present cinefilms, present participle cinefilming, simple past and past participle cinefilmed)

present singular third person cinefilms · participle present cinefilming · participle past cinefilmed · past cinefilmed

  1. transitiveTo record onto cinefilm.

Synonyms & antonyms

Broader
film

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*keyh₂-
  2. Ancient Greekκῑνέω (kīnéō)
  3. Englishcine-
  4. Englishfilm
  5. Englishcinefilm

From cine- + film.

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Translations

Finnish kaitafilmi, kaitafilmi
  • kaitafilmiformat
  • kaitafilmifilm
  • kaitafilmatato record on cinefilm
Russian киноплёнка
  • киноплёнка (kinopljónka)format
Ukrainian кіноплі́вка
  • кіноплі́вка (kinoplívka)format
Cite this entry
APA

cinefilm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cinefilm

MLA

“cinefilm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cinefilm. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cinefilm,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cinefilm.

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