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cinemascope

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An anamorphic lens series used from 1953-1967 for shooting Twentieth Century Fox widescreen movies

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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noun

Meaning 2

Alternative letter-case form of cinemascope.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, uncountable

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Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: cinemascop — anamorphic lens series used from 1953-1967
  • Chinese Mandarin: 寬銀幕電影 /宽银幕电影 (kuānyínmù diànyǐng) — anamorphic lens series used from 1953-1967
  • Finnish: cinemascope — anamorphic lens series used from 1953-1967
  • French: CinemaScope — anamorphic lens series used from 1953-1967
  • French: cinémascope — anamorphic lens series used from 1953-1967
  • Greek: σινεμασκόπ (sinemaskóp) — anamorphic lens series used from 1953-1967
  • Greek: κινημασκόπιο (kinimaskópio) — anamorphic lens series used from 1953-1967
  • Russian: синемаско́п (sinemaskóp) — anamorphic lens series used from 1953-1967
  • Spanish: cinemascope — anamorphic lens series used from 1953-1967