The word cinema means

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French cinéma, clipping of cinématographe (term coined by the Lumière brothers in the 1890s), from Ancient Greek κίνημα (kínēma, “movement”) + γράφω (gráphō, “write, record”).

Pronunciation[edit]

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈsɪn.ə.mə/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈsɪn.ɪ.mə/, /ˈsɪn.ɪ.mɑː/

Noun[edit]

cinema (countable and uncountable, plural cinemas)

1. (countable) A movie theatre, a movie house

   Synonyms: (UK) pictures, (chiefly US) moviehouse, movies, (chiefly US) movie theater, (rare) movie theatre

   The cinema is right across the street from the restaurant.

2. (film, uncountable) Films collectively.

   Despite the critics, he produced excellent cinema.

3. (film, uncountable) The film and movie industry.

   • 2013 June 29, “Travels and travails”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, page 55:

     Even without hovering drones, a lurking assassin, a thumping score and a denouement, the real-life story of Edward Snowden, a rogue spy on the run, could be straight out of the cinema. But, as with Hollywood, the subplots and exotic locations may distract from the real message: America’s discomfort and its foes’ glee.

   In the long history of Spanish cinema […] .

4. (film, countable, uncountable) The art of making films and movies; cinematography

   Synonym: seventh art

   Throughout the history of cinema, filmmakers […] .

   • 2005, Tom O’Regan, Australian National Cinema (page 79)

     The French and Italian cinemas can seem to persist autonomously—in the sense of being spaces of separate development and marked difference from Hollywood and other national cinemas.

Derived terms[edit]

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• cine
• cinematic
• cinematographic
• cinematography
• kinema

Descendants[edit]

• → Hindi: सिनेमा (sinemā)
• → Tamil: சினிமா (ciṉimā)
• → Telugu: సినిమా (sinimā), సైన్మ (sainma), సీన్మ (sīnma)
• → Yoruba: sinimá

Translations[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

• Mencia, anemic, came in, iceman

Catalan[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

cinema m (plural cinemes)

1. cinema

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• cinematògraf
• cinematografia

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French cinéma, from Ancient Greek κίνημα (kínēma, “movement”).

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.ne.ma/
• Rhymes: -inema
• Hyphenation: cì‧ne‧ma

Noun[edit]

cinema m (invariable)

1. (art and industry) cinema

2. (movie theatre) cinema, movie theater, film theatre

   Synonyms: cinematografo, sala cinematografica

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See also[edit]

• teatro

Anagrams[edit]

• macine, minace, nemica

Latin[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /kiːˈneː.ma/, [kiːˈneːmä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈne.ma/, [t͡ʃiˈnɛːmä]

Noun[edit]

cīnēma n (genitive cīnēmatis); third declension

1. (New Latin) cinema

Declension[edit]

Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	cīnēma	cīnēmata
Genitive	cīnēmatis	cīnēmatum
Dative	cīnēmatī	cīnēmatibus
Accusative	cīnēma	cīnēmata
Ablative	cīnēmate	cīnēmatibus
Vocative	cīnēma	cīnēmata

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French cinéma or a reduction of cinematógrafo, ultimately from Ancient Greek κίνημα (kínēma, “movement”).

Pronunciation[edit]

• Rhymes: -emɐ
• Homophone: sinema
• Hyphenation: ci‧ne‧ma

Noun[edit]

cinema m (plural cinemas)

1. cinema; movie theater (building where films are shown to an audience)
2. (uncountable) cinema (the art or industry of making films)

   Synonym: cinematografia

3. cinema (films from a particular place or of a particular style as a group)

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Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French cinéma.

Noun[edit]

cinema n (plural cinemauri)

1. cinema

Declension[edit]

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /θiˈnema/ [θiˈne.ma]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /siˈnema/ [siˈne.ma]
• Rhymes: -ema
• Syllabification: ci‧ne‧ma

Etymology 1[edit]

Reduction of cinematógrafo.

Noun[edit]

cinema m (plural cinemas)

1. cinema; movie theater (building where films are shown to an audience)

   Synonym: cine

2. cinema (the art or industry of making films)

   Synonym: cine

Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Reduction of cinemática.

Noun[edit]

cinema f (plural cinemas)

1. (physics) kinematics

   Synonym: cinemática

Adjective[edit]

cinema (invariable)

1. (physics) related to movement

   Synonym: cinemática

Further reading[edit]

• “cinema”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
• “cinema”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

motion picture

How do you spell cinema?

Correct spelling for the English word “cinema” is [sˈɪnəmə], [sˈɪnəmə], [s_ˈɪ_n_ə_m_ə] (IPA phonetic alphabet).

Where did the word cinema come from?

Etymology. Borrowed from French cinéma, clipping of cinématographe (term coined by the Lumière brothers in the 1890s), from Ancient Greek κίνημα (kínēma, “movement”) + γράφω (gráphō, “write, record”).

What is the literary meaning of cinema?

Cinema and Literature are two distinct but equally extraordinary works of art. To put it, in other words, we can say that literature is an art which is developed through writing while cinema brings to life those writings to life through sound, music, visuals, and actors.

What type of word is cinema?

noun. movies collectively, as an art: During the Great Depression, cinema provided psychological comfort, an escape from the harsh realities of daily life. Also Older Spelling, kin·e·ma [kin-uh-muh] .

What are the examples of cinema?

The definition of cinema is a movie theater, or the production of films and movies. An IMAX movie theater at Regal Cinemas is an example of a cinema. The collection of all Hollywood films and movies is an example of American cinema. A movie theater.

Who is the best film in world?

The 100 Greatest Films of All Time

• Vertigo. Alfred Hitchcock, USA 1958.
• Citizen Kane. Orson Welles, USA 1941.
• Tokyo Story. Ozu Yasujiro, Japan 1953.
• La Règle du jeu. Jean Renoir, France 1939.
• Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans. F.W. Murnau, USA 1927.
• 2001: A Space Odyssey.
• The Searchers.
• Man with a Movie Camera.

What is the number 1 movie in the world?

All Time Worldwide Box Office

Rank	Year	Movie
1	2009	Avatar
2	2019	Avengers: Endgame
3	1997	Titanic
4	2015	Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force Awakens

What is the most expensive film ever made?

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Which movie sold the most tickets?

Gone with the Wind

What is the lowest grossing movie of all-time?

Zyzzyx Road

What is the highest grossing Disney movie?

Disney’s All-Time Highest Grossing Films….All-Time Worldwide Box Office Receipts for Walt Disney Films:

• Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
• The Lion King (Live Action Remake) (2019)
• The Avengers (2012)
• Frozen II (2019)
• Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
• Black Panther (2018)
• Star Wars Ep VIII: The Last Jedi (2017)
• Frozen (2013)

How many tickets were sold for Titanic?

143.5 million tickets

Who is the richest person on the Titanic?

Astor

Is anyone still alive from Titanic?

The last living survivor of the Titanic, Millvina Dean, has died at the age of 97 in Southampton after catching pneumonia. Dean, born on 2 February 1912, had been in hospital last week with pneumonia, having worked as a secretary until her retirement.

Where is Titanic located now?

The wreck of the Titanic—which was discovered on September 1, 1985—is located at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, some 13,000 feet (4,000 metres) underwater. It is approximately 400 nautical miles (740 km) from Newfoundland, Canada. The ship is in two main pieces, the bow and the stern.

What is the scariest thing on Google Earth?

The 20 Scariest Google Street View Images

• The Murder Dock.
• Did Google Street View Kill a Donkey?
• This Abandoned Infant.
• A Broken Face.
• The Tiki Demon of Nancy, France.
• This Van on Fire.
• A Japanese Ghost Town.
• A Violent Arrest.

Can you visit the Titanic wreck?

Tourists can take a tour of the Titanic in 2021, the first time the shipwreck has been explored in 15 years. Packages to visit the submerged vessel are being sold by OceanGate Expeditions for $125,000 (£95,000) a pop.

Can I see Titanic underwater?

Good news for those intrigued by the Titanic! They can now visit the underwater world of Titanic’s shipwreck by paying only USD 125000.

Last Update: Jan 03, 2023

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It’s more common to say cinema in Britain than in the United States, but any English speaker will know what you’re talking about if you ask, «Want to go to the cinema?» You can also use cinema to talk about the film industry and its history: «This is my favorite film in all of American cinema.» The word was first used …

Is cinema a British word?

«The cinema» is chiefly British. «Theater/theatre» is said of places where plays are shown, however if you modify it to «movie theater» then you have a theater where films are shown. «Movie house» can also be used.

What is American word for cinema?

Precisely. It’d be extremely rare to hear an American use the word «cinema» in the other context. Also, unless referring to the specific movie theater (i.e., the building/establishment), many Americans will simply say «the movies» (fixed phrase).

Where did the word cinema come from?

The word cinema derives from the Greek kinematographos = kinema and grapho. Κinema (cinema) means the movement and the verb grapho means to write, to record. Cinema records the movement, it is moving images. In English the whole Greek word has been kept in the word cinematography, which is the film making.

What type of word is cinema?

Cinema is a noun — Word Type.

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Content

• What is Cinema:
• Author cinema
• Commercial cinema
• Documentary film
• Experimental cinema
• Indie movies
• Silent movie
• Sound film

What is Cinema:

The movie theater it is an art and a technique. It is the art of telling stories through the projection of images, hence it is also known by the name of seventh Art. And it is the technique that consists of projecting frames, quickly and successively, to create the illusion of movement.

Filmmaking requires the concurrence of many other technical, creative and financial skills, such as editing, photography, directing, screenwriting, camera operation, sound, production, etc., for what which is necessary a whole team. It also goes through several stages: development, pre-production, filming, post-production, and distribution.

Cinema is usually divided into a multitude ofgenders, according to certain characteristics and similarities between the films (style, theme, intention, audience, form of production), such as animation, commercial, police, action, science fiction, romantic, documentary, experimental, among others.

Cinema began, as such, in the 19th century, when in 1895 the Lumière brothers they projected in a public function several scenes of the daily life of their time: the departure of the workers from a factory, the demolition of a wall, the arrival of a train, the departure of a ship.

Since then, cinema has evolved enormously. From the first stage of silent films, we went to talkies, and from there we came to color films. Currently, digital cinema and 3D and 4D cinema have also been developed.

Cinema, as art, is the way in which societies narrate their stories, problems, situations or circumstances through audiovisual discourse. Cinema is the reflection of the time in which we live, of our concerns and our desires on a personal or collective level.

On the other hand, as cinema we also refer to the film industry, which is responsible for exploiting, as an economic activity, everything that surrounds the cinema: the production, distribution and exhibition of films.

As a cinema, on the other hand, it is also called the venue or room where movies are shown for the public.

Etymologically, the word cinema, as such, is a shortening of cinematograph, word that comes from French cinematographer, and which is composed of the Greek words κίνημα (kínema), and -ατος (atos), which means ‘movement’, and —graphe, which means ‘-graph’.

Author cinema

As auteur cinema, it is called that which is characterized by reflecting the style, searches, concerns and interests of its director. In general, he plays a leading role in making all decisions related to the execution of the work, and is usually, at the same time, director and screenwriter of his films.

Commercial cinema

Commercial cinema is all the cinema produced by the great film industry, whose fundamental objective is to reach the general public with an entertainment product that produces economic benefits. It is the cinema that traditional cinemas are used to projecting.

Documentary film

As documentary cinema, it is called that which bases its work on images taken from reality, from which it tells a story.

Experimental cinema

As experimental cinema, it is called that which leaves aside the classic molds of the more conventional cinema and ventures to explore other expressive resources. In this sense, it is a more purely artistic cinema.

Indie movies

As independent cinema we call one that is produced without the support of a studio or a commercial film production company. It is characterized by the almost total control of the director over the final result. In this sense, we can say that independent cinema is almost always auteur cinema.

Silent movie

As silent cinema it is called that of the first stage of cinema, in which the projection is silent, so that it does not have the accompaniment of sounds or voices.

Sound film

As a sound film, anyone who reproduces, through a soundtrack, the voices, noises and music that accompany the projection of a film is known. Today, all cinema is talkative.