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

They want immersive screenings—think IMAX, 3-D, Sphere.

From The Wall Street Journal

And the reason for that is because you have to down-spool the Imax camera magazine because it’s too heavy for the operator to hold.

From Los Angeles Times

And, as the screen opens in the Imax format, we see just that happening, creating a party so popping that it sets the roof on fire.

From Los Angeles Times

Movie producer Neal Moritz recently flew to New York for his first pitch to the man who controls the screens everyone in Hollywood wants: the chief executive of IMAX.

From The Wall Street Journal

Moritz connected his laptop to a conference room television to show Rich Gelfond and his team secret early visuals for “Sonic the Hedgehog 4,” in hopes the movie could secure IMAX’s supersize screens when it opens in the spring of 2027.

From The Wall Street Journal