Phrase guide

silver screen

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An early type of cinema screen which had a coating of silver or another shiny metal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Any cinema screen onto which films are projected.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

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.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: screen, projection screen

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: surface

Narrower terms: wide screen

5

noun

Meaning 5

the film industry

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: film, cinema, celluloid

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Cebuano: pinilakang tabil — cinema screen
  • Chinese Mandarin: 銀幕 /银幕 (yínmù) — cinema screen
  • Danish: hvidt lærred — cinema screen
  • Finnish: valkokangas — cinema screen
  • German: Filmleinwand — cinema screen
  • German: Kinoleinwand — cinema screen
  • Korean: 은막 (eunmak) — cinema screen
  • Marathi: रुपेरी पडदा (ruperī paḍdā) — cinema screen
  • Polish: srebrny ekran — cinema screen
  • Russian: голубой экран (goluboj ekran) — cinema screen
  • Swedish: bioskärm — cinema screen
  • Swedish: filmskärm — cinema screen
  • Swedish: bioduk — cinema screen
  • Swedish: filmduk — cinema screen
  • Tagalog: pinilakang-tabing — cinema screen
  • Tamil: திரை (tirai) — cinema screen
  • Tamil: வெள்ளித்திரை (veḷḷittirai) — cinema screen
  • Telugu: వెండి తెర (veṇḍi tera) — cinema screen
  • Vietnamese: màn bạc — cinema screen
  • Cebuano: pinilakang tabil — by extension, movies
  • Chinese Mandarin: 銀幕 /银幕 (yínmù) — by extension, movies
  • Finnish: valkokangas — by extension, movies
  • French: septième art — by extension, movies
  • French: grand écran — by extension, movies
  • Korean: 은막 (eunmak) — by extension, movies
  • Marathi: रुपेरी पडदा (ruperī paḍdā) — by extension, movies
  • Polish: srebrny ekran — by extension, movies
  • Polish: duży ekran — by extension, movies
  • Polish: wielki ekran — by extension, movies
  • Spanish: gran pantalla — by extension, movies
  • Spanish: séptimo arte — by extension, movies
  • Swedish: vita duken — by extension, movies
  • Tamil: திரை (tirai) — by extension, movies
  • Telugu: వెండి తెర (veṇḍi tera) — by extension, movies
  • Vietnamese: màn bạc — by extension, movies