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widescreen

noun
/ˈwaɪdˌskɹin/

Etymology

From wide + screen.

  1. derived from *skrankaz✻
  2. derived from *skrank✻
  3. derived from *scranc✻ — “barrier”
  4. derived from *(s)ker-✻
  5. derived from *skirmiz✻
  6. derived from *skirmi✻
  7. derived from skirm
  8. derived from scherm
  9. derived from escren
  10. derived from escren
  11. inherited from scren
  12. compounded as widescreen — “wide + screen”

Definitions

  1. A screen with a wider aspect ratio than the ordinary 35-millimeter frame, making more…

    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.

  2. Filmed in a greater aspect ratio than the 1.33

    Filmed in a greater aspect ratio than the 1.33:1 or 1.37:1 aspect ratio.

  3. Presented in the original aspect ratio

    Presented in the original aspect ratio; presented in letterbox orientation.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for widescreen. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA