Meanings
nouncinematography (countable and uncountable, plural cinematographies)
plural cinematographies
- countableuncountableThe art, process, or job of filming movies.
- countableuncountableMotion picture photography.
Synonyms & antonyms
Similar
filmmaking § Synonyms
nounthe act of making a film
Similar
filmingmotion-picture photography
Broader
photographypicture taking
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From cinematograph + -y. Compare French cinématographie. Possibly analysable as cinemato- + -graphy.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic تَصْوِير سِينَمَائِيّ
- تَصْوِير سِينَمَائِيّ (taṣwīr sīnamāʔiyy)the discipline of making and reproducing motion pictures
Bulgarian кинематогра́фия
- кинематогра́фия (kinematográfija)the discipline of making and reproducing motion pictures
Catalan cine, cinematografia
- cinethe discipline of making and reproducing motion pictures
- cinematografiathe discipline of making and reproducing motion pictures
Chinese Mandarin 電影攝影 /电影摄影
- 電影攝影 /电影摄影 (diànyǐng shèyǐng)the discipline of making and reproducing motion pictures
Dutch filmkunst
- filmkunstthe discipline of making and reproducing motion pictures
Esperanto kinarto
- kinartothe discipline of making and reproducing motion pictures
Estonian filmikunst
- filmikunstthe discipline of making and reproducing motion pictures
Finnish elokuvaus, elokuvataide
- elokuvausthe discipline of making and reproducing motion pictures
- elokuvataidethe discipline of making and reproducing motion pictures
French cinématographie
- cinématographiethe discipline of making and reproducing motion pictures
German Lichtbildkunst, Kinematographie
- Lichtbildkunstthe discipline of making and reproducing motion pictures
- Kinematographiethe discipline of making and reproducing motion pictures
Greek κινηματογράφος
- κινηματογράφος (kinimatográfos)the discipline of making and reproducing motion pictures
Hindi फ़िल्मांकन
- फ़िल्मांकन (filmāṅkan)the discipline of making and reproducing motion pictures
Hungarian filmművészet, filmkészítés
- filmművészetthe discipline of making and reproducing motion pictures
- filmkészítésthe discipline of making and reproducing motion pictures
- cinematográfiathe discipline of making and reproducing motion pictures
Irish cineamatagrafaíocht
- cineamatagrafaíochtthe discipline of making and reproducing motion pictures
Italian cinematografia, filmologia
- cinematografiathe discipline of making and reproducing motion pictures
- filmologiathe discipline of making and reproducing motion pictures
Japanese 撮影
- 撮影 (satsuei)the discipline of making and reproducing motion pictures
Korean 촬영, 시네마토그래피
- 촬영 (chwaryeong)the discipline of making and reproducing motion pictures
- 시네마토그래피 (sinematogeuraepi)the discipline of making and reproducing motion pictures
Malay sinematografi
- sinematografithe discipline of making and reproducing motion pictures
Persian فیلمبرداری
- فیلمبرداری (film-bardâri)the discipline of making and reproducing motion pictures
Polish kinematografia
- kinematografiathe discipline of making and reproducing motion pictures
Portuguese cinematografia
- cinematografiathe discipline of making and reproducing motion pictures
Romanian cinematografie
- cinematografiethe discipline of making and reproducing motion pictures
Russian кинемато́граф, кинематогра́фия
- кинемато́граф (kinematógraf)the discipline of making and reproducing motion pictures
- кинематогра́фия (kinematográfija)the discipline of making and reproducing motion pictures
- киноиску́сство (kinoiskússtvo)the discipline of making and reproducing motion pictures
Spanish cinematografía
- cinematografíathe discipline of making and reproducing motion pictures
Thai การถ่ายภาพยนตร์
- การถ่ายภาพยนตร์ (gaan tàai pâap-pá-yon)the discipline of making and reproducing motion pictures
Turkish sinematografi
- sinematografithe discipline of making and reproducing motion pictures
Ukrainian кінемато́граф, кінематогра́фія
- кінемато́граф (kinematóhraf)the discipline of making and reproducing motion pictures
- кінематогра́фія (kinematohráfija)the discipline of making and reproducing motion pictures
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with cinematography
photographybiographygeographybibliographypornographyfilmographydiscographyautobiographychromatographycryptographytopographyradiographytomographyoceanographytypographychoreographymammographyvideographycartographydemographyangiographylithographycrystallographyechocardiography
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
cinematography. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cinematography
MLA
“cinematography.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cinematography. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cinematography,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cinematography.
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