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6 words match “CINEMATOGRAPH”

CINEMATOGRAPH n. 2 definitions
other machines or devices producing moving pictorial effects. Other common names for the cinematograph are animatograph, biograph, bioscope, electrograph, electroscope, kinematograph, kinetoscope, veriscope, vitagraph, vitascope, zoögyroscope, zoöpraxiscope, etc.
CINEMATOGRAPHER n.
One who exhibits moving pictures or who takes chronophotographs by the cinematograph. -- Cin`e*mat`o*graph"ic (#), a. -- Cin`e*mat`o*graph"ic*al*ly (#), adv.
BIOGRAPH n.
An animated picture machine for screen projection; a cinematograph.
BIOPHOTOPHONE n.
An instrument combining a cinematograph and a phonograph so that the moving figures on the screen are accompanied by the appropriate sounds.
BIOSCOPE n.
An animated picture machine for screen projection; a cinematograph (which see).
MOVING PICTURE n.
as that of some original scene. The usual form of moving pictures is that produced by the cinematograph.