widescreen

widescreen

English

Etymology

wide +‎ screen

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

screen with a wider than normal aspect ratio

Dutch: breedbeeld (nl) n Finnish: laajakuva French: panoramique (fr) Greek: ευρεία οθόνη f (evreía othóni)

Japanese: ワイドスクリーン (waidosukurīn) Malay: skrin lebar, layar lebar Marathi: वाइड्स्क्रीन (vāiḍskrīna)

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

filmed in a greater aspect ratio

Dutch: breedbeeld (nl) Finnish: laajakuva-, panoraama- French: panoramique (fr) Italian: panoramico m singular, panoramica f singular, panoramichi m plural, panoramiche f plural Japanese: ワイドスクリーン (waidosukurīn), ワイド画面 (ワイドがめん, waido gamen)

Latin: panoramicus Marathi: वाइड्स्क्रीन (vāiḍskrīna) Romanian: panoramic (ro) m, pe ecran lat Spanish: panorámico

Coordinate terms

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