silver screen

The medium in which movies are shown: graphic violence on the silver screen; a star of the silver screen.

[From a type of movie screen covered with silver-colored metallic paint.]

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silver screen

1. (Film) films collectively or the film industry

2. (Film) the screen onto which films are projected

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sil′ver screen′

motion pictures; the motion-picture industry.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	silver screen - the film industry cinema, film, celluloid - a medium that disseminates moving pictures; "theater pieces transferred to celluloid"; "this story would be good cinema"; "film coverage of sporting events"
	2.	silver screen - a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing projection screen, screen surface - the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary; "there is a special cleaner for these surfaces"; "the cloth had a pattern of red dots on a white surface" wide screen - a projection screen that is much wider than it is high

Translations

silver screen

n the silver screen → il cinema (attività)

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