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Meaning of widescreen

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

widescreen

noun

Definitions

  1. 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

Definitions

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

  2. (of a motion picture) Presented in the original aspect ratio; presented in letterbox orientation.