"Cinerama" meaning in English

See Cinerama in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: Blend of cinema + panorama, a trademark of Cinerama, Inc. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|cinema|panorama}} Blend of cinema + panorama Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Cinerama (uncountable)
  1. 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. Tags: uncountable Translations (a wide-screen movie filming and projection system.): cinérama [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-Cinerama-en-noun-IwKs3USS Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English blends: 54 46 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of 'a wide-screen movie filming and projection system.': 90 10
  2. A later system in which a single film was projected onto the curved screen, achieved by means of camera and/or projector lens adaptations. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-Cinerama-en-noun-6iLnVxc- Categories (other): English blends Disambiguation of English blends: 54 46

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