telecine
tel·e·cin·e/ˌtɛl.əˈsɪn.eɪ/noun, verb
telecine is spelled T-E-L-E-C-I-N-E: 8 letters and 4 syllables (tel·e·cin·e). It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, telecine means “The process of transferring motion picture film into electronic form” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of telecine is telecines.
How many letters and syllables are in telecine?
| Letters | 8: T-E-L-E-C-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: tel·e·cin·e |
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 138,319th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is telecine?
Telecine appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce telecine?
- /ˌtɛl.əˈsɪn.eɪ/
Telecine has 4 syllables, split tel·e·cin·e in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of telecine
- telecines plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- telecineing participle, present
- telecined participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does telecine mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The process of transferring motion picture film into electronic form.
- 2
A machine used to carry out this process.
verb
- 1
To transfer (motion picture film) into electronic form.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does telecine come from?
From tele- + cine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).