wide-angle

adjective

wide-an·​gle ˈwīd-ˈaŋ-gəl 

1

: having or covering an angle of view wider than the ordinary

—used especially of lenses of shorter than normal focal length

2

: having, involving the use of, or relating to a wide-angle lens

a wide-angle shot

Examples of wide-angle in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

It's equipped with 96-line LiDAR for 360-degree situational awareness, and sports bi-directional lighting for operation in challenging conditions while illuminating the scene for folks watching on the live video feed enabled by the wide-angle camera out front. —New Atlas, 30 Apr. 2025

Typically speaking, wide-angle lenses are better tools for sunstar shots than standard-angle or telephoto optics. —PC Magazine, 22 Apr. 2025

The focal ratio gives users a wide field of view, which allows your child to observe star clusters and other wide-angle targets. —Tantse Walter, Space.com, 9 Apr. 2025

Capturing the ultimate moonshot To capture this stunning panoramic image of the total lunar eclipse and moonbow, Buchanan used a Nikon Z9 camera with a 20mm wide-angle lens and a special panoramic tripod head to stitch multiple images together. —Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 25 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for wide-angle

• entangle
• quadrangle
• triangle
• untangle
• angle
• bangle
• dangle
• jangle
• mangle
• strangle
• tangle
• wrangle