noun
Dated term for early motion pictures or the cinematograph device. Modern Japanese uses 映画 (えいが) for film/movie.
from English kinematograph
See also: キネマ
キネマトグラフは19世紀末に発明された。
The kinematograph was invented at the end of the 19th century.
当時の人々はキネマトグラフに驚いた。
People at that time were amazed by the moving pictures.