"cinematic" meaning in English

See cinematic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /sɪnəˈmætɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cinematic.wav Forms: more cinematic [comparative], most cinematic [superlative]
Etymology: From cinema + -tic. Compare French cinématique. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cinema|tic}} cinema + -tic, {{sup|2}} ², {{cog|fr|cinématique}} French cinématique Head templates: {{en-adj}} cinematic (comparative more cinematic, superlative most cinematic)
  1. Of or relating to the cinema. Translations (relating to the cinema): سِينَمَائِيّ (sīnamāʔiyy) (Arabic), pel·liculer (Catalan), 電影業的 /电影业的 (diànyǐngyè de) (Chinese Mandarin), kineja (Esperanto), elokuvallinen (Finnish), cinématographique (French), filmisch (German), κινηματογραφικός (kinimatografikós) (Greek), シネマティック (shinematikku) (Japanese), kinowy [masculine] (Polish), filmowy (Polish), кинематографи́ческий (kinematografíčeskij) (Russian), кино́шный (kinóšnyj) [colloquial] (Russian), cinematográfico (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-cinematic-en-adj-Z2oPXZ3A Disambiguation of 'relating to the cinema': 100 0
  2. Resembling a professional motion picture.
    Sense id: en-cinematic-en-adj--mpq~O0y
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: anticinematic, cinematically, cinematicity, ecocinematic, metacinematic, neurocinematic, noncinematic, postcinematic, precinematic, uncinematic
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /sɪnəˈmætɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cinematic.wav Forms: cinematics [plural]
Etymology: From cinema + -tic. Compare French cinématique. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cinema|tic}} cinema + -tic, {{sup|2}} ², {{cog|fr|cinématique}} French cinématique Head templates: {{en-noun}} cinematic (plural cinematics)
  1. (video games) A cut scene. Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-cinematic-en-noun-wqh~q~pC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -tic, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 3 94 2 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -tic: 0 9 91 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 0 3 97 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 0 13 83 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 8 90 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 2 39 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 2 37 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 0 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 2 27 71 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 0 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 2 8 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 0 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 0 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 2 19 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 2 31 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 0 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 0 7 93 Topics: video-games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /sɪnəˈmætɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cinematic.wav Forms: cinematics [plural]
Etymology: Variant of kinematic. Etymology templates: {{sup|1}} ¹ Head templates: {{en-noun}} cinematic (plural cinematics)
  1. Dated form of kinematic. Tags: alt-of, dated Alternative form of: kinematic
    Sense id: en-cinematic-en-noun-5g9r9nGD
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Is there a way to skip this long cinematic?",
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