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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescinematografo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: chi-ne-ma-to-gra-fo
"Il cinematografo fu inventato alla fine del XIX secolo."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An early motion picture camera, projector, and printer all in one, invented by the Lumière brothers.
"The historical exhibition showcased the original cinematograph used in the late nineteenth century." - 2
A cinema or theater for showing motion pictures, primarily used in historical or regional contexts.
"They visited the old town cinematograph to watch a restored silent film."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the French cinématographe, coined in the late 19th century by the Lumière brothers. It combines the Greek roots kinēma (movement, from kinein 'to move') and graphein ('to write' or 'to record').
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Cinematograph" is said worldwide
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cinématographe
Transliteration: sine-ma-to-graf
"Les frères Lumière ont inventé le cinématographe."
Kinematograph
Transliteration: ki-ne-ma-to-ɡʁaːf
"Der Kinematograph revolutionierte die visuelle Unterhaltung."
cinematografo
Transliteration: chi-ne-ma-to-gra-fo
"Il cinematografo fu inventato alla fine del XIX secolo."
cinematógrafo
Transliteration: si-ne-ma-to-ɡɾa-fo
"El cinematógrafo permitió la proyección de imágenes en movimiento."
cinematógrafo
Transliteration: si-ne-ma-to-ɡɾa-fu
"O cinematógrafo marcou o início da era do cinema."
सिनेमाटोग्राफ
Transliteration: sinematograf
"सिनेमाटोग्राफ ने मनोरंजन की दुनिया बदल दी।"
电影放映机
Transliteration: diànyǐng fàngyìngjī
"卢米埃尔兄弟发明了早期电影放映机。"
시네마토그래프
Transliteration: sinematogeuraepeu
"시네마토그래프는 초기 영화 역사에서 중요한 역할을 했다."
キネマトグラフ
Transliteration: kinematogurafu
"キネマトグラフはリュミエール兄弟によって発明された。"
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