cinematic

• IPA^(key): /sɪnəˈmætɪk/

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From cinema +‎ -tic.^[1] Compare French cinématique.

cinematic (comparative more cinematic, superlative most cinematic)

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.

cinematic (plural cinematics)

1. (video games) A cut scene.

   Is there a way to skip this long cinematic?

   • 2004, David Freeman, Creating Emotion in Games, New Riders, →ISBN, page 390:

     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.

Variant of kinematic.^[2]

cinematic (plural cinematics)

1. Dated form of kinematic.

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Borrowed from French cinématique.

cinematic m or n (feminine singular cinematică, masculine plural cinematici, feminine and neuter plural cinematice)

1. cinematic