| cinema |
motion pictures generally. [3 definitions] |
| cinematographer |
in a film crew, the main camera operator, who is responsible for lighting, camera angles, and the like. |
| cinematography |
the art or technique of photographing motion pictures. |
| cinéma vérité |
(French) a style of filmmaking in which realism is the objective, accomplished through filming unscripted everyday situations with hand-held cameras. |
| cineraria |
a cultivated plant having heart-shaped leaves and clusters of bright daisylike flowers. [2 definitions] |
| cinerarium |
a place in which the ashes of cremated bodies are deposited. |
| cinnabar |
a reddish mineral that is the main ore of mercury and is sometimes used as a pigment; mercuric sulfide. [2 definitions] |
| cinnamon |
a spice made from the inner bark of any of several tropical Asian trees. [2 definitions] |
| cinquefoil |
any of several plants of the rose family that have compound, often five-lobed, leaves. [2 definitions] |
| cion |
variant of scion. |
| cipher |
the sign 0; naught or zero. [7 definitions] |
| ciprofloxacin |
an antibiotic used in the treatment of bacterial infections. |
| circa |
about; approximately. |
| circadian |
denoting or concerning behavioral or physiological activities that recur at about twenty-four-hour intervals, such as sleep rhythms. |
| Circadian rhythm |
the approximately 24-hour cycle apparent in plants and animals that regulates hormone production, cell regeneration, sleeping and feeding patterns, and the like. [2 definitions] |
| Circe |
in Greek mythology, an enchantress who turns sailors into swine. |
| circle |
a closed curve along which every point is the same distance from a fixed center point. [8 definitions] |
| circlet |
a little circle, esp. a narrow round band worn as an ornament for the head. |
| circuit |
a usu. circular line or route around an enclosed area. [8 definitions] |
| circuit board |
a backing, panel, or card, often insulated, on which electronic circuits and other components are set or imprinted. |
| circuit breaker |
a switch or other device that automatically interrupts the electric current when a circuit is overloaded or extremely stressed in another way. |