apparatus for producing a television signal from cinematograph film
telecine in American English
(ˈteləˌsɪni, ˌteləˈsɪni)
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
Word origin
[tele-1 + cine(matograph)]tele- is a combining form meaning “distant,” esp. “transmission over a distance,” usedin the formation of compound words. Other words that use the affix tele- include: telecommunications, telemedicine, telescope, teletherapy, television