CINEMA

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A theater where films are shown

Synonyms:

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("cinema" is a kind of...):

house; theater; theatre (a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cinema"):

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)

Meaning:

A medium that disseminates moving pictures

Example:

film coverage of sporting events

Synonyms:

celluloid; cinema; film

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("cinema" is a kind of...):

medium (a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information)

Domain category:

art; artistic creation; artistic production (the creation of beautiful or significant things)

business; business enterprise; commercial enterprise (the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects)

Domain member category:

cut-in; insert ((film) a still picture that is introduced and that interrupts the action of a film)

MacGuffin; McGuffin ((film) a plot element that catches the viewers' attention or drives the plot)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cinema"):

silver screen (the film industry)

Derivation:

cinematic (of or pertaining to or characteristic of the cinema)