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widescreen en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈwaɪdˌskɹin/

Etymology

From wide + screen.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Filmed in a greater aspect ratio than the 1.33:1 or 1.37:1 aspect ratio.
2. (not-comparable, of a motion picture) Presented in the original aspect ratio; presented in letterbox orientation.

Coordinates

anamorphic · original aspect ratio · aspect ratio · modified aspect ratio · pan and scan · high definition · letterbox

Synonyms

panoramic

Translations (15)

fi panoraama- (filmed in a greater aspect ratio) · fi laajakuva- (filmed in a greater aspect ratio) · la panoramicus (filmed in a greater aspect ratio) · it panoramico (filmed in a greater aspect ratio) · ro pe ecran lat (filmed in a greater aspect ratio) · fr panoramique (filmed in a greater aspect ratio) · es panorámico (filmed in a greater aspect ratio) · ja ワイドスクリーン (filmed in a greater aspect ratio) · ja ワイド画面 (filmed in a greater aspect ratio) · pl panoramiczny (filmed in a greater aspect ratio) · ro panoramic (filmed in a greater aspect ratio) · mr वाइड्स्क्रीन (filmed in a greater aspect ratio) · ja ビスタ・サイズ (filmed in a greater aspect ratio) · pl szerokoekranowy (filmed in a greater aspect ratio) · nl breedbeeld (filmed in a greater aspect ratio)

widescreen en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈwaɪdˌskɹin/

Etymology

From wide + screen.

Meanings

1. (attributive, often) A screen with a wider aspect ratio than the ordinary 35-millimeter frame, making more effective use of the human field of view and producing a more immersive view experience.

Forms

Translations (13)

ms skrin lebar (screen with a wider than normal aspect ratio) · de Breitbildschirm (screen with a wider than normal aspect ratio) · fo breiðtjald (screen with a wider than normal aspect ratio) · de Breitbild (screen with a wider than normal aspect ratio) · mr वाइड्स्क्रीन (screen with a wider than normal aspect ratio) · pl obraz panoramiczny (screen with a wider than normal aspect ratio) · fr panoramique (screen with a wider than normal aspect ratio) · ro ecran panoramic (screen with a wider than normal aspect ratio) · nl breedbeeld (screen with a wider than normal aspect ratio) · ja ワイドスクリーン (screen with a wider than normal aspect ratio) · el ευρεία οθόνη (screen with a wider than normal aspect ratio) · fi laajakuva (screen with a wider than normal aspect ratio) · ms layar lebar (screen with a wider than normal aspect ratio)