big-screen
1 of 2adjective
ˈbig-ˌskrēn 
1
: relating to movies or to the movie industry
She worked on the novel's big-screen adaptation.
Big-screen villains that resemble America's real-world enemies are as old as the movies themselves. 
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: having a large screen
a big-screen television
And in my experience testing big-screen phones …, it really is far more difficult to do anything on them one-handed, including typing. John Gruber
John Gruberbig screen
2 of 2noun
: the motion-picture medium often as contrasted to television
a story adapted for the big screen
Synonyms
Noun
- cinema
- film
- filmdom
- filmland
- filmmaking
- movie
- moviemaking
- pictures
- screen
- silver screen
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Example Sentences
Noun many actors now take roles for both television and the big screen
Recent Examples on the Web Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2022 The wizards and witches of Hogwarts practically raised us, teaching us about life, love, acceptance, friendship, death, and bravery from beneath our bookmarks and on the big screen. Seventeen, 30 Aug. 2022 The aim is to encourage as large and wide an audience of cinema-goers as possible to enjoy the big screen experience. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Aug. 2022 Actress Noa Tishby has worked on the big screen with Hollywood stars including Scarlett Johansson and director Michael Bay. Katherine Love, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022 Will Smith has bravely faced zombies, aliens and rogue robots on the big screen. Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2022 No Way Home, alongside the other two actors to have played the superhero on the big screen: Tobey Maguire from Sam Raimi's early 2000s trilogy, and the MCU's current canonical Spidey, Tom Holland. Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 18 Aug. 2022 Though the latest Elvis movie got its theatrical release months ago, fans of the King can still check out the movie in all its rock and roll glory on the big screen. John Lonsdale, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2022 Pac-Man is one of the best-selling game franchises ever, and would join a number of other hallowed franchises recently adapted for live action on the big screen. Mike Hume, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2022 See More
Noun
In a behind-the-scenes featurette shared on Instagram in June, Hemsworth looked back at playing Thor for over a decade on the big screen, starting with his 2011 solo superhero movie — the fourth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2022 The wizards and witches of Hogwarts practically raised us, teaching us about life, love, acceptance, friendship, death, and bravery from beneath our bookmarks and on the big screen. Seventeen, 30 Aug. 2022 The aim is to encourage as large and wide an audience of cinema-goers as possible to enjoy the big screen experience. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Aug. 2022 Actress Noa Tishby has worked on the big screen with Hollywood stars including Scarlett Johansson and director Michael Bay. Katherine Love, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022 Will Smith has bravely faced zombies, aliens and rogue robots on the big screen. Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2022 No Way Home, alongside the other two actors to have played the superhero on the big screen: Tobey Maguire from Sam Raimi's early 2000s trilogy, and the MCU's current canonical Spidey, Tom Holland. Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 18 Aug. 2022 Though the latest Elvis movie got its theatrical release months ago, fans of the King can still check out the movie in all its rock and roll glory on the big screen. John Lonsdale, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2022 Pac-Man is one of the best-selling game franchises ever, and would join a number of other hallowed franchises recently adapted for live action on the big screen. Mike Hume, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
Adjective
1914, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun
1914, in the meaning defined above