cinemagraph noun2 •A digital image in which an element or small area is animated, such as in an animated GIF.The camera will fire 18 JPEGs and then it will provide a preview image with a brush tool that you can use to specify the area that will be animated: depicted as moving in the cinemagraph. — 2014 •(no longer used) A movie, especially one from the silent era.At the end of each a sign is thrown from the cinemagraph on the canvas announcing that those who came late may stay for the next 'performance.' — 2003 formscinemagraphs