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Widescreen - What does it mean?

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widescreen

English

Noun

(wikipedia widescreen) (en noun)
  • 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

    (-)
  • (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

    Related terms

    * anamorphic * aspect ratio * high definition * letterbox * modified aspect ratio * original aspect ratio * pan and scan * wide * width

    Not English

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