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widescreen

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

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈwaɪdˌskɹin/

1

adj

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: attributive, often

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From wide + screen.

Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: breedbeeld — filmed in a greater aspect ratio
  • Finnish: laajakuva- — filmed in a greater aspect ratio
  • Finnish: panoraama- — filmed in a greater aspect ratio
  • French: panoramique — filmed in a greater aspect ratio
  • Italian: panoramico — filmed in a greater aspect ratio
  • Japanese: ワイドスクリーン (waidosukurīn) — filmed in a greater aspect ratio
  • Japanese: ワイド画面 (waido gamen) — filmed in a greater aspect ratio
  • Japanese: ビスタ・サイズ (bisuta saizu) — filmed in a greater aspect ratio
  • Latin: panoramicus — filmed in a greater aspect ratio
  • Marathi: वाइड्स्क्रीन (vāiḍskrīn) — filmed in a greater aspect ratio
  • Polish: panoramiczny — filmed in a greater aspect ratio
  • Romanian: panoramic — filmed in a greater aspect ratio
  • Romanian: pe ecran lat — filmed in a greater aspect ratio
  • Spanish: panorámico — filmed in a greater aspect ratio
  • Dutch: breedbeeld — screen with a wider than normal aspect ratio
  • Faroese: breiðtjald — screen with a wider than normal aspect ratio
  • Finnish: laajakuva — screen with a wider than normal aspect ratio
  • French: panoramique — screen with a wider than normal aspect ratio
  • German: Breitbildschirm — screen with a wider than normal aspect ratio
  • German: Breitbild — screen with a wider than normal aspect ratio
  • Greek: ευρεία οθόνη (evreía othóni) — screen with a wider than normal aspect ratio
  • Japanese: ワイドスクリーン (waidosukurīn) — screen with a wider than normal aspect ratio
  • Malay: skrin lebar — screen with a wider than normal aspect ratio
  • Malay: layar lebar — screen with a wider than normal aspect ratio
  • Marathi: वाइड्स्क्रीन (vāiḍskrīn) — screen with a wider than normal aspect ratio
  • Polish: obraz panoramiczny — screen with a wider than normal aspect ratio
  • Romanian: ecran panoramic — screen with a wider than normal aspect ratio