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aspect ratio

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The ratio of an object's longest dimension to its next-longest dimension.

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Meaning 2

The ratio of width to height in a flat surface or 2-dimensional abstract construction, such as an image, character, or pixel.

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Meaning 3

the ratio of the width to the height of a tv picture

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Broader terms: ratio

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35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 縱橫比 /纵横比 (zònghéngbǐ) — the ratio of an object's longest dimension to its next-longest dimension
  • Chinese Mandarin: 長寬比 /长宽比 (chángkuānbǐ) — the ratio of an object's longest dimension to its next-longest dimension
  • Chinese Mandarin: 比例 (bǐlì) — the ratio of an object's longest dimension to its next-longest dimension
  • Dutch: aspectverhouding — the ratio of an object's longest dimension to its next-longest dimension
  • French: ratio d'aspect — the ratio of an object's longest dimension to its next-longest dimension
  • German: Aspektverhältnis — the ratio of an object's longest dimension to its next-longest dimension
  • German: Längenverhältnis — the ratio of an object's longest dimension to its next-longest dimension
  • German: Seitenverhältnis — the ratio of an object's longest dimension to its next-longest dimension
  • Greek: λόγος διαστάσεων (lógos diastáseon) — the ratio of an object's longest dimension to its next-longest dimension
  • Japanese: 縦横比 (tateyokohi) — the ratio of an object's longest dimension to its next-longest dimension
  • Korean: 종횡비 (jonghoengbi) — the ratio of an object's longest dimension to its next-longest dimension
  • Polish: współczynnik proporcji — the ratio of an object's longest dimension to its next-longest dimension
  • Russian: коэффицие́нт сжа́тия (koefficijént sžátija) — the ratio of an object's longest dimension to its next-longest dimension
  • Spanish: cociente de aspecto — the ratio of an object's longest dimension to its next-longest dimension
  • Spanish: ratio de aspecto — the ratio of an object's longest dimension to its next-longest dimension
  • Chinese Mandarin: 縱橫比 /纵横比 (zònghéngbǐ) — the ratio of width to height in a flat surface or 2-dimensional abstract construction
  • Chinese Mandarin: 寬高比 /宽高比 (kuāngāobǐ) — the ratio of width to height in a flat surface or 2-dimensional abstract construction
  • Dutch: aspectverhouding — the ratio of width to height in a flat surface or 2-dimensional abstract construction
  • Finnish: kuvasuhde — the ratio of width to height in a flat surface or 2-dimensional abstract construction
  • Finnish: sivusuhde — the ratio of width to height in a flat surface or 2-dimensional abstract construction
  • French: facteur de forme — the ratio of width to height in a flat surface or 2-dimensional abstract construction
  • French: rapport de forme — the ratio of width to height in a flat surface or 2-dimensional abstract construction
  • German: Bildformat — the ratio of width to height in a flat surface or 2-dimensional abstract construction
  • German: Bildseitenformat — the ratio of width to height in a flat surface or 2-dimensional abstract construction
  • German: Bildseitenverhältnis — the ratio of width to height in a flat surface or 2-dimensional abstract construction
  • German: Format — the ratio of width to height in a flat surface or 2-dimensional abstract construction
  • German: Zuschnitt — the ratio of width to height in a flat surface or 2-dimensional abstract construction
  • Greek: λόγος διαστάσεων (lógos diastáseon) — the ratio of width to height in a flat surface or 2-dimensional abstract construction
  • Japanese: 縦横比 (tateyokohi) — the ratio of width to height in a flat surface or 2-dimensional abstract construction
  • Japanese: アスペクト比 (asupekuto-hi) — the ratio of width to height in a flat surface or 2-dimensional abstract construction
  • Korean: 종횡비 (jonghoengbi) — the ratio of width to height in a flat surface or 2-dimensional abstract construction
  • Korean: 가로세로비 (garoserobi) — the ratio of width to height in a flat surface or 2-dimensional abstract construction
  • Polish: współczynnik proporcji — the ratio of width to height in a flat surface or 2-dimensional abstract construction
  • Russian: коэффицие́нт пропорциона́льности (koefficijént proporcionálʹnosti) — the ratio of width to height in a flat surface or 2-dimensional abstract construction
  • Swedish: bildformat — the ratio of width to height in a flat surface or 2-dimensional abstract construction