microcinematography

noun

The making of films by using a microscope, especially of biological specimens, by means of time-lapse photography

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Meanings

nounmicrocinematography (uncountable)
  1. uncountableartsThe making of films by using a microscope, especially of biological specimens, by means of time-lapse photography

    Microcinematography can reveal wonders and horrors in the universe of tiny things living around us. […] The most recent natural phenomenon brought to light by microcinematography is both wonder and horror and involves one of humanity’s greatest foes: the mosquito.

    2022 October 4, Oliver Whang, “‘Our Jaws Dropped’: Mosquito Larvae’s Killer Harpoon Heads Revealed.”, in The New York Times

Origin

From micro- + cinematography.

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microcinematography. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microcinematography

MLA

“microcinematography.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microcinematography. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microcinematography,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microcinematography.

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