cinema

cin·e·ma  (sn-m)

n.

1.

a. A film or movie.

b. A movie theater.

2.

a. Films or movies considered as a group.

b. The film or movie industry.

3. The art or technique of making films or movies; filmmaking.

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[French cinéma, short for cinématographe; see cinematograph.]

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cine·matic (sn-mtk) adj.

cine·mati·cal·ly adv.

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cinema [ˈsɪnɪmə]

n

1. (Performing Arts) Chiefly Brit

a.  a place designed for the exhibition of films

b.  (as modifier) a cinema seat

(Performing Arts)

the cinema

a.  the art or business of making films

b.  films collectively

[C19 (earlier spelling kinema): shortened from cinematograph]

cinematic  [ˌsɪnɪˈmætɪk] adj

cinematically  adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cinema - a medium that disseminates moving pictures; "theater pieces transferred to celluloid"; "this story would be good cinema"; "film coverage of sporting events" celluloid, film cut-in, insert - (film) a still picture that is introduced and that interrupts the action of a film artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" business enterprise, commercial enterprise, business - the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business" MacGuffin, McGuffin - (film) a plot element that catches the viewers' attention or drives the plot; "the McGuffin was a key element of Alfred Hitchcock's films" medium - a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information silver screen - the film industry
	2.	cinema - a theater where films are shown       movie house, movie theater, movie theatre, picture palace bioscope - a South African movie theater fleapit - an old shabby movie theater multiplex - a movie theater than has several different auditoriums in the same building theater, theatre, house - a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented; "the house was full"

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cinema

noun

1. pictures, movies, picture-house, flicks (slang) They decided to spend an evening at the cinema.

2. films, pictures, movies, big screen (informal), motion pictures, silver screen Contemporary African cinema has much to offer in its vitality and freshness.

Quotations
"Photography is truth. The cinema is truth 24 times per second" [Jean-Luc Godard Le Petit Soldat]
"A film must have a beginning, a middle and an end. But not necessarily in that order" [Jean-Luc Godard]
"To wish the movies to be articulate is about as sensible as wishing the drama to be silent" [George Jean Nathan]
"Pictures are for entertainment, messages should be delivered by Western Union" [Sam Goldwyn]

Translations

cinema [ˈsɪnəmə] (esp Brit)

A. N → cine m
the silent/talking cinema → el cine mudo/sonoro

B. CPD cinema complex N → cine m multisalas

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cinema [ˈsɪnɪmɑː] (mainly British) n

(= place) → cinéma m
I'm going to the cinema this evening → Je vais au cinéma ce soir.

(= film) → cinéma m
cinema complex (British) n → complexe m multisalle(s)
cinema-going [ˈsɪnɪmɑːgəʊɪŋ] (British) adj
the cinema-going public → le public cinéphile

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cinema

n (esp Brit) → Kino nt; (= films collectively also) → Film m; at/to the cinema → im/ins Kino

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cinema (esp Brit):

cinema complex

n → Kinocenter nt

cinemagoer

n → Kinogänger(in) m(f)

cinema-going

n the popularity of cinema → die Beliebtheit des Kinos

adj the cinema public → das Kinopublikum, die Kinogänger pl

cinema-loving

adj → kinofreudig

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cinema [ˈsɪnəmə] n → cinema m inv

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cinema → سينما kino biograf Kino κινηματογράφος cine elokuvateatteri cinéma kino cinema 映画館 영화관 bioscoop kino kino cinema кинотеатр biograf โรงภาพยนต์ sinema rạp chiếu phim 电影院