Noun: cinema si-nu-mu [N. Amer], 'si-nu,maa or si-nu-mu [Brit]
- A theatre where films are shown
"We went to the local cinema to catch the latest blockbuster";
- movie theater [US], movie theatre [N. Amer], movie house [N. Amer], picture palace [Brit, archaic], pictures [Brit], picture house [Brit], flicks [Brit, informal]
- A medium that disseminates moving pictures
"this story would be good cinema";
- film, celluloid, big screen [informal]
- A movie that shows ordinary people in actual activities without being controlled by a director
"The cinéma vérité style gave the documentary a raw, authentic feel"
Derived forms: cinemas
Type of: film, flick [informal], house, medium, motion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic [informal], picture, picture show, theater [US], theatre
Encyclopedia: Cinema, Contemporary - Japan
Cinéma vérité