Main Entry:

tele·cine

Pronunciation:

\ˈte-li-ˌsi-nē, ˌte-li-ˈsi-\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

probably short for telecinema, from French télécinéma, from télé- tele- + cinéma cinema

Date:

1935

: the equipment used in the process of transferring a motion picture to videotape or converting it into television images ; also : such a process