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Cinerama

name

Etymology

Blend of cinema + panorama, a trademark of Cinerama, Inc.

  1. derived from ὅραμα
  2. compounded as cinerama — “cinema + panorama”

Definitions

  1. A wide-screen movie filming and projection system, briefly in vogue during the 1950s,…

    A wide-screen movie filming and projection system, briefly in vogue during the 1950s, involving three synchronised standard-format films projected onto a wide, curved screen, providing a "wraparound" experience for cinemagoers.

  2. A later system in which a single film was projected onto the curved screen, achieved by…

    A later system in which a single film was projected onto the curved screen, achieved by means of camera and/or projector lens adaptations.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA