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cinematic

adj
/sɪnəˈmætɪk/

Etymology

From cinema + -tic. Compare French cinématique.

  1. derived from κίνημα — “movement”
  2. borrowed from cinéma
  3. suffixed as cinematic — “cinema + tic”

Definitions

  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.

  3. 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.
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. A short film promoting a video game or franchise, often featuring its characters or…

      A short film promoting a video game or franchise, often featuring its characters or universe

    2. Dated form of kinematic.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for cinematic. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA