moving-picture machine
nounUK /ˈmuːvɪŋ ˈpɪktʃə məˈʃiːn/
US /ˈmuːvɪŋ ˈpɪktʃər məˈʃiːn/
A moving-picture machine is a machine that shows movies on a screen.
The old moving-picture machine in the museum still plays silent films.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. An early device for recording motion pictures.
The inventor demonstrated his moving-picture machine at the fair.
3. A camera used to capture films.
They carried a heavy moving-picture machine to film the parade.
4. Any apparatus for showing animated images.
The classroom had a small moving-picture machine for educational films.