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. |
circuit court |
a court that can hold sessions in different locations in a judicial district. [2 definitions] |
circuitous |
having or taking a long and winding course or procedure; roundabout; indirect. |