Home › Words › C › cinematologycinematologycinematology means the art and science of making movies; cinematography.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, cinematology ranks #7,525 of 42,749 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom cinemat- + -ology.nounThe art and science of making movies; cinematography.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.cinemology 80% match — The study of film. vs cinematology →cinematography 78% match — The art, process, or job of filming movies. vs cinematology →cinematographic 71% match — of or pertaining to cinematography vs cinematology →cinephotography 69% match — The recording of motion pictures. vs cinematology →filmlore 69% match — The knowledge, study, science, history, or culture relating to films or moviemaking; cinematology. vs cinematology →kinology 68% match — The branch of physics that deals with the laws of motion; kinetics. vs cinematology →cinematical 68% match — Of or pertaining to the cinema; cinematic. vs cinematology →cinematics 68% match — The use of cinematic techniques; production of material that will make effective cinema viewing. vs cinematology →