ultrawide

adjective

ul·​tra·​wide ˌəl-trə-ˈwīd 

variants or ultra-wide

: extremely or extraordinarily wide

… touted the glamour of ultrawide neckwear in a 1970 magazine advertisement.

—Ruth La Ferla

an ultrawide camera lens

If you're a single, one-window-maximized kind of person, ultrawide displays can be a huge waste of space …

—Alan Henry

Examples of ultrawide in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Having the ability to take 2x-zoom photos is hugely useful in a whole range of situations—and it has been done without taking away the ultrawide 0.5x zoom option. —Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 29 Sep. 2023

Google's tablet resurrection plans revolve around ultrawide 16:10 tablets, and those interfaces are cramped on the smaller square displays of foldables. —Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 2 June 2023

Both phones have 50-megapixel ultrawide cameras as well as a secondary imaging chip, but the X100’s is an older V2 while the Pro gets the newest V3, enabling 4K cinematic portrait video. —Allison Johnson, The Verge, 15 Dec. 2023

The folding phone offers enjoy seamless note-taking, hands-free video chats, multi-window display and more, while the 50-megapixel wide and 12-megapixel ultrawide rear camera was designed to take excellent photos, including at night. $1,619.99 $1,919.99 16% off Buy Now On Amazon 5. —Rudie Obias, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2023

And the idea that watching CNN long-term in 16:9 on a 21:9 ultrawide monitor could impact a monitor's risk of burn-in is something that could easily be overlooked. —Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 21 Nov. 2023

The Ai Pin’s most distinctive features reside in the curved top of the device, which houses an ultrawide camera, light and depth detectors, and a laser projector. —WIRED, 9 Nov. 2023

Cook also announced, later on in the event, that the upcoming iPhone 15 Pro will be able to capture spatial video using its main and ultrawide cameras in combination. —Monica Chin, The Verge, 12 Sep. 2023

Many now offer curved screens for easing your eyestrain, and TVs rarely come in dual-screen packages or ultrawide formats for maximum document or creative project editing. —Karl Klockars, PCMAG, 16 June 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above