widescreen

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Noun

widescreen (plural widescreens)

1. (often, attributive) 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.

Translations

• French: panoramique
• German: Breitbildschirm, Breitbild

Adjective

widescreen (not comparable)

1. (film) Filmed in a greater aspect ratio than the 1.33:1 or 1.37:1 aspect ratio.
2. (of a motion picture) Presented in the original aspect ratio; presented in letterbox orientation.

Synonyms

• panoramic

Translations

• French: panoramique
• Italian: panoramico
• Spanish: panorámico

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