Meanings
nouncinephotography (uncountable)
- uncountableThe recording of motion pictures.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*keyh₂-
- Ancient Greekκῑνέω (kīnéō)
- Englishcine-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
- Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
- Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
- Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
- Frenchphotographie
- Englishphotography
- Englishcinephotography
From cine- + photography.
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APA
cinephotography. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cinephotography
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“cinephotography.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cinephotography. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cinephotography,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cinephotography.
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