IMAX

British  

/ ˈaɪmæks /

noun

1. a process of film projection using a giant screen on which an image approximately ten times larger than standard is projected

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Etymology

Origin of IMAX

C20: from _image + _maximum

Example Sentences

In Ryan Coogler’s Imax spectacle, where the blues collides with vampires, the monstrous transformation commences with Pearline’s siren call: “Pale, Pale Moon.”

From Los Angeles Times

Imax 70mm tickets for Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of ‘The Odyssey’ are now on sale, a year before the film’s release.

From Los Angeles Times

The schlocky dystopian action thriller “Mercy” touts itself as having been “filmed for Imax,” but that’s not such a selling point when almost the entire film is a dim close-up of Chris Pratt strapped to a chair.

From Los Angeles Times

Of course all of this material is to make the film more cinematic, because watching Pratt and Ferguson talk to each other when they aren’t even in the same room isn’t all that compelling, filmed for Imax or not.

From Los Angeles Times

When did you and Ryan start talking about shooting in 65-millimeter Imax?

From Los Angeles Times