motography

M3O1T1O1G2R1A1P3H4Y4

noun

The act of capturing a motion picture; filming.

OriginLatin mōto(r) →
Scrabble 21
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounmotography (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountableThe act of capturing a motion picture; filming.
    1 more example

    But the problem has been solved; and the thing that has solved it is motography. It is only another illustration of the possibilities for the future in moving picture work. A great deal has been accomplished when the moving picture film has even imitated successfully the effect of ordinary objects in motion.

    1909 March, Theodore T. King, “Motography at the Seattle Fair”, in The Nickelodeon, volume I, number 3, Chicago, I.L.: Electricity Magazine Corporation, page 73

Origin

  1. Latinmōto(r)“mover”
  2. Englishmotography

Possibly from Latin mōto(r) (“mover”) + -graphy.

More words from Latin

Full word history & related roots →

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

tomography
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: motography on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.