Standard Lemma guide

IMAX

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

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • īʹ-măks
  • /ˈaɪmæks/
  • rhymes with -aɪmæks
  • CMU ARPABET: AY1 M AE2 K S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A 70mm motion picture film format and set of cinema projection standards.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: broadcasting, cinematography, film, media, television

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A cinema screen in the IMAX format.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, informal, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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