aspect ratio


aspect ratio

noun

Definition of ASPECT RATIO

: a ratio of one dimension to another: as a : the ratio of span to mean chord of an airfoil b : the ratio of the width of a television or motion-picture image to its height

First Known Use of ASPECT RATIO

1907

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