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An early type of cinema screen which had a coating of silver or another shiny metal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Any cinema screen onto which films are projected.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Movies, or that which is related to movies or cinema.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, idiomatic
Examples
- Stars of the stage and the silver screen gathered for the awards ceremony.
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a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: screen, projection screen
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: surface
Narrower terms: wide screen
the film industry
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: film, cinema, celluloid
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Across languages
Translations
35 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Cebuano:
pinilakang tabil
— cinema screen
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Chinese Mandarin:
銀幕 /银幕
(yínmù)
— cinema screen
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Danish:
hvidt lærred
— cinema screen
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Finnish:
valkokangas
— cinema screen
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German:
Filmleinwand
— cinema screen
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German:
Kinoleinwand
— cinema screen
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Korean:
은막
(eunmak)
— cinema screen
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Marathi:
रुपेरी पडदा
(ruperī paḍdā)
— cinema screen
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Polish:
srebrny ekran
— cinema screen
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Russian:
голубой экран
(goluboj ekran)
— cinema screen
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Swedish:
bioskärm
— cinema screen
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Swedish:
filmskärm
— cinema screen
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Swedish:
bioduk
— cinema screen
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Swedish:
filmduk
— cinema screen
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Tagalog:
pinilakang-tabing
— cinema screen
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Tamil:
திரை
(tirai)
— cinema screen
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Tamil:
வெள்ளித்திரை
(veḷḷittirai)
— cinema screen
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Telugu:
వెండి తెర
(veṇḍi tera)
— cinema screen
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Vietnamese:
màn bạc
— cinema screen
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Cebuano:
pinilakang tabil
— by extension, movies
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Chinese Mandarin:
銀幕 /银幕
(yínmù)
— by extension, movies
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Finnish:
valkokangas
— by extension, movies
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French:
septième art
— by extension, movies
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French:
grand écran
— by extension, movies
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Korean:
은막
(eunmak)
— by extension, movies
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Marathi:
रुपेरी पडदा
(ruperī paḍdā)
— by extension, movies
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Polish:
srebrny ekran
— by extension, movies
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Polish:
duży ekran
— by extension, movies
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Polish:
wielki ekran
— by extension, movies
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Spanish:
gran pantalla
— by extension, movies
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Spanish:
séptimo arte
— by extension, movies
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Swedish:
vita duken
— by extension, movies
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Tamil:
திரை
(tirai)
— by extension, movies
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Telugu:
వెండి తెర
(veṇḍi tera)
— by extension, movies
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Vietnamese:
màn bạc
— by extension, movies