cinema
English Thesaurus
1. a theater where films are shown (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | house, theater, theatre, |
| definition | : | a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | bioscope, |
| definition | : | a South African movie theater (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | fleapit, |
| definition | : | an old shabby movie theater (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | multiplex, |
| definition | : | a movie theater than has several different auditoriums in the same building (noun.artifact) |
2. a medium that disseminates moving pictures (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | medium, |
| definition | : | a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | silver screen, |
| definition | : | the film industry (noun.communication) |
| domain member category | : | cut-in, insert, |
| definition | : | (film) a still picture that is introduced and that interrupts the action of a film (noun.act) |
| domain member category | : | macguffin, mcguffin, |
| definition | : | (film) a plot element that catches the viewers' attention or drives the plot (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | film, shoot, take, |
| definition | : | make a film or photograph of something (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | film, |
| definition | : | record in film (verb.creation) |
| derivation | : | cinematic, |
| definition | : | of or pertaining to or characteristic of the cinema (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | film, shoot, take, |
| definition | : | make a film or photograph of something (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | film, |
| definition | : | record in film (verb.creation) |
| derivation | : | cinematic, |
| definition | : | of or pertaining to or characteristic of the cinema (adj.pert) |
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