widescreen

English

Etymology

wide +‎ screen

Noun

widescreen (plural widescreens)

(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
Faroese: breiðtjald n
Finnish: laajakuva
French: panoramique (fr)
German: Breitbildschirm m, Breitbild n
Greek: ευρεία οθόνη f (evreía othóni)
Japanese: ワイドスクリーン (waidosukurīn)
Malay: skrin lebar, layar lebar
Marathi: वाइड्स्क्रीन (vāiḍskrīn)
Romanian: ecran panoramic (ro) n

Adjective

widescreen (not comparable)

(film) Filmed in a greater aspect ratio than the 1.33:1 or 1.37:1 aspect ratio.
(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 (it)
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 (vāiḍskrīn)
Romanian: panoramic (ro) m, pe ecran lat
Spanish: panorámico

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