cinematograph
cin·e·mat·o·graph
noun \ˌsi-nə-ˈma-tə-ˌgraf\Definition of CINEMATOGRAPH
chiefly British
: a motion-picture camera, projector, theater, or show
Origin of CINEMATOGRAPH
French cinématographe, from Greek kinēmat-, kinēma movement (from kinein to move) + French -o- + -graphe -graph — more at -kinesis
First Known Use: 1896
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