telecine

[ tel-uh-sin-ee, tel-uh-sin-ee ]

noun

1. equipment used mainly by television studios for converting film images to signals suitable for television transmission.
2. the transmission of a motion picture by television.
3. a motion picture so transmitted.

telecine

/ ˈtɛlɪˌsɪnɪ /

noun

1. apparatus for producing a television signal from cinematograph film

Word History and Origins

Origin of telecine¹

tele- ¹ + cine(matograph)