silver screen
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silver screen
noun silver screens
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An early type of cinema screen which had a coating of silver or another shiny metal.
The smooth silver screen is well suited to color reproduction for its metallic particles emphasize colors and increase brightness above the level of the matte white screen.
Similar: big screen, silver sheet
- Any cinema screen onto which films are projected.
- Movies, or that which is related to movies or cinema. Stars of the stage and the silver screen gathered for the awards ceremony.
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noun cinema screen
| 한국어 | 은막 eunmak |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 銀幕 /银幕 yínmù |
| Deutsch | Filmleinwand, Kinoleinwand |
| Русский | голубой экран goluboj ekran |
| Tiếng Việt | màn bạc |
noun by extension, movies
| Español | gran pantalla, séptimo arte |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 은막 eunmak |
| 中文 | 銀幕 /银幕 yínmù |
| Français | septième art, grand écran |
| Tiếng Việt | màn bạc |
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title = {silver screen},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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