|sinə|mad.ik, -atik, -ēk adjective
Etymology: cinemat ograph + -ic
1. : played, narrated, or otherwise presented for photographing with a motion-picture camera and projection on a screen or suited or adapted for such reproduction
a cinematic fantasy on a musical theme
his first cinematic appearance
the most cinematic Shakespeare yet brought to the screen — Arthur Knight
2.
a. : peculiar to the art and technique of making motion pictures
replacing period background with fast cinematic action
all his films therefore lacked a cinematic continuity — Lewis Jacobs
tension between the dramatic and cinematic principles cannot always be avoided — E.R.Bentley
b. : having essential technical and aesthetic qualities of motion-picture art (as episodic composition, sustained movement, pictorial brilliance, suspense, the spotlighting of dramatic moments)
3. : using methods or devices or obtaining effects suggestive of motion-picture technique
some stream of consciousness fiction is notably cinematic
gave stilted and generally cinematic performances in the leading roles — Wolcott Gibbs
4. : relating to the production or showing of motion pictures
has had a great deal of cinematic training and experience
the cinematic fortunes of a novel or stage play