widescreen
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widescreen
- /ˈwaɪdˌskɹin/
Where it comes from
From wide + screen.
noun widescreens
- 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.
adjective
- Filmed in a greater aspect ratio than the 1.33:1 or 1.37:1 aspect ratio.
- Presented in the original aspect ratio; presented in letterbox orientation.
Similar: panoramic
Thesaurus
adjective
Similar: panoramic
Translations
Every language
noun screen with a wider than normal aspect ratio
| 日本語 | ワイドスクリーン waidosukurīn |
|---|---|
| Français | panoramique |
| Deutsch | Breitbildschirm, Breitbild |
| Ελληνικά | ευρεία οθόνη evreía othóni |
| Română | ecran panoramic |
adj filmed in a greater aspect ratio
| Español | panorámico |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ワイドスクリーン waidosukurīn, ワイド画面 waido gamen, ビスタ・サイズ bisuta saizu |
| Français | panoramique |
| Italiano | panoramico |
| Română | panoramic, pe ecran lat |
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title = {widescreen},
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