wide-screen

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈwaɪdskriːn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(wīd′skrēn′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
wide-screen  (wīd′skrēn′),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Cinema, Show Businessof, noting, or pertaining to motion pictures projected on a screen having greater width than height, usually in a ratio of 1 to 2.5.
  • 1950–55

'wide-screen' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
CinemaScope - Cinerama - anamorphic lens

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