name ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 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.
2. 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.

Synonyms

All synonyms

animated cartooncartoonchillercinemadocumentaryfeature

Etymology

Blend of cinema + panorama, a trademark of Cinerama, Inc.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.