Definitions for "CINEMASCOPE"
Describes the picture ratio of 1:2,35.
he term commonly refers to widescreen processes or anamorphic techniques, that use different magnifications in the horizontal and the vertical to fill the screen; it is also the specific trademark name for 20th Century Fox's widescreen process, which uses an aspect ratio of 2.35:1. Example: 20th Century Fox's The Egyptian (1954) was shown in CinemaScope.
The trademark used for an anamorphic wide-screen process.