wide-screen
adjective
: of or relating to a projected picture whose aspect ratio is substantially greater than 1.33:1
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The lower level has a custom wet bar, a full bath with a walk-in shower, a ping-pong table and eight wide-screen TVs.
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Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2025
The current version of the attraction begins with a wide-screen movie featuring historical challenges of the country framed by the strengths of specific presidents.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 July 2025
The second-largest movie theater chain in the U.S. has expanded its partnership with the wide-screen exhibitor for new laser projection screen locations in Los Angeles, Houston and Washington, D.C.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2025
SeaWorld Orlando opened Expedition Odyssey, a wide-screen attraction tied to Arctic scenes and animals, earlier this month.
United Parks & Resorts, based in Orlando. operates 13 attractions in the United States and Abu Dhabi.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2025
Tech-wise, the cockpit features a 30-inch, wide-screen display and an innovative storage solution in the center console, pictured below.
—Emily Forlini, PCMAG, 27 Feb. 2025
There was a lot of love for The Brutalist, Brady Corbet’s extraordinary shout-out to both 1950s wide-screen melodramas and 1970s moody epics, which was not a surprise.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 Feb. 2025
Some projector designers are now working on high-definition resolutions—either 720 by 1280 or 1080 by 1920 pixels, in the wide-screen format of Hollywood movies.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2010
The current version of the attraction includes a wide-screen movie featuring historic challenges of presidents, including disputes, wars, acts of terrorism and more issues.
—Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2025
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Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2025
The current version of the attraction begins with a wide-screen movie featuring historical challenges of the country framed by the strengths of specific presidents.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 July 2025
The second-largest movie theater chain in the U.S. has expanded its partnership with the wide-screen exhibitor for new laser projection screen locations in Los Angeles, Houston and Washington, D.C.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2025
SeaWorld Orlando opened Expedition Odyssey, a wide-screen attraction tied to Arctic scenes and animals, earlier this month.
United Parks & Resorts, based in Orlando. operates 13 attractions in the United States and Abu Dhabi.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2025
Tech-wise, the cockpit features a 30-inch, wide-screen display and an innovative storage solution in the center console, pictured below.
—Emily Forlini, PCMAG, 27 Feb. 2025
There was a lot of love for The Brutalist, Brady Corbet’s extraordinary shout-out to both 1950s wide-screen melodramas and 1970s moody epics, which was not a surprise.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 Feb. 2025
Some projector designers are now working on high-definition resolutions—either 720 by 1280 or 1080 by 1920 pixels, in the wide-screen format of Hollywood movies.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2010
The current version of the attraction includes a wide-screen movie featuring historic challenges of presidents, including disputes, wars, acts of terrorism and more issues.
—Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Wide-screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wide-screen. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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