CinemaScope

American

[sin-uh-muh-skohp] / ˈsɪn ə məˌskoʊp /

Movies, Trademark.

a wide-screen process using anamorphic lenses in photographing and projecting the film.

CinemaScope British

/ ˈsɪnɪməˌskəʊp /

noun

an anamorphic process of wide-screen film projection in which an image of approximately twice the usual width is squeezed into a 35mm frame and then screened by a projector having complementary lenses

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Other Word Forms

CinemaScopic

adjective

Example Sentences

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Originally shot in the CinemaScope format, the movie has now been digitally restored to a resolution of 4K.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026

Percival notes that since anamorphic lenses yield a wider, more cinematic aspect ratio than standard television fare, “If you were to take our dailies, they would be in Scope” — CinemaScope, the super-widescreen format.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2023

“Ride Lonesome,” with the sweeping, wide-screen vistas of CinemaScope, has the feel of a culmination.

From New York Times • Mar. 26, 2020

Wednesday, the storied lot - the birthplace of CinemaScope, “The Sound of Music” and “Titanic” - will no longer house one of the six major studios.

From Washington Times • Mar. 19, 2019

Abhilash Talkies advertised itself as the first cinema hall in Kerala with a 70mm CinemaScope screen.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

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