Meanings
cinemascope1
nouncinemascope (uncountable)
alternative CinemaScope
- uncountableAn anamorphic lens series used from 1953-1967 for shooting Twentieth Century Fox widescreen movies
[Owen Weingott] had after all choreographed the first mass duel in cinemascope for Byron Haskin's Long John Silver.
2009, Neil McDonald, Quadrant, November 2009, No. 461 (Volume LIII, Number 11), Quadrant Magazine Limited, page 102
CinemaScope2
nounCinemaScope (uncountable)
- uncountableAlternative letter-case form of cinemascope.
Translations
Catalan cinemascop
- cinemascopanamorphic lens series used from 1953-1967
Chinese Mandarin 寬銀幕電影 /宽银幕电影
- 寬銀幕電影 /宽银幕电影 (kuānyínmù diànyǐng)anamorphic lens series used from 1953-1967
Finnish cinemascope
- cinemascopeanamorphic lens series used from 1953-1967
French CinemaScope, cinémascope
- CinemaScopeanamorphic lens series used from 1953-1967
- cinémascopeanamorphic lens series used from 1953-1967
Greek σινεμασκόπ, κινημασκόπιο
- σινεμασκόπ (sinemaskóp)anamorphic lens series used from 1953-1967
- κινημασκόπιο (kinimaskópio)anamorphic lens series used from 1953-1967
Russian синемаско́п
- синемаско́п (sinemaskóp)anamorphic lens series used from 1953-1967
Spanish cinemascope
- cinemascopeanamorphic lens series used from 1953-1967
Cite this entry
APA
cinemascope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cinemascope
MLA
“cinemascope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cinemascope. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cinemascope,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cinemascope.
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