CinemaScope

American  

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

Movies, Trademark.

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

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CinemaScope British  

/ ˈsɪnɪməˌskəʊp /

noun

1. 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

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Example Sentences

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CinemaScope

“The best observations are made with just your eyes, which offer great CinemaScope viewing,” Krupp said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2025

He and the producers discussed trying to emulate the CinemaScope look of some of those movies.

From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2021

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

Two lucky cruise ships per day are permitted to enter Glacier Bay National Park and witness the icy CinemaScope glories immortalized in Muir’s classic “Travels in Alaska.”

From New York Times ● May 21, 2018

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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