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cinematic en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /sɪnəˈmætɪk/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From cinema + -tic. Compare French cinématique.

Meanings

  1. Of or relating to the cinema.
  2. Resembling a professional motion picture.
    • Despite being shot on tiny budget, the student film looked incredibly cinematic.

Forms

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most cinematic Degree=Sup lexicographic
more cinematic Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

ecocinematic · uncinematic · precinematic · postcinematic · cinematically · absolutely cinematic · anticinematic · neurocinematic · cinematicity · metacinematic · noncinematic

Translations (16)

ca pel·liculer (relating to the cinema) · de filmisch (relating to the cinema) · ja シネマティック (relating to the cinema) · ru кино́шный (relating to the cinema) · ar سِينَمَائِيّ (relating to the cinema) · el κινηματογραφικός (relating to the cinema) · sk cinematický (relating to the cinema) · es cinematográfico (relating to the cinema) · hu cinematikus (relating to the cinema) · fi elokuvallinen (relating to the cinema) · ru кинематографи́ческий (relating to the cinema) · pl kinowy (relating to the cinema) · pl filmowy (relating to the cinema) · cmn 電影業的 /电影业的 (relating to the cinema) · fr cinématographique (relating to the cinema) · eo kineja (relating to the cinema)

cinematic en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /sɪnəˈmætɪk/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From cinema + -tic. Compare French cinématique.

Meanings

  1. A cut scene.
    • Is there a way to skip this long cinematic?
    • When you talk about writing in games, some designers think you're speaking only about cinematics. Of all the ways to evoke emotion, however, cinematics are the least game-like portion of any game. 2004, David Freeman, Creating Emotion in Games, New Riders, →ISBN, page 390:
  2. A short film promoting a video game or such type of franchise, often featuring its characters or universe

Forms

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cinematics Number=Plur lexicographic

cinematic en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /sɪnəˈmætɪk/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Variant of kinematic.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, dated) Dated form of kinematic.
    alt of kinematic

Forms

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cinematics Number=Plur lexicographic