aspect ratio
noun
: a ratio of one dimension to another: such 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
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With an ultrawide 21:9 aspect ratio, this monitor will deliver enough real estate for multitasking, playing, or just having fun online.
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Gabriela Vatu, PCMAG, 11 July 2024
This movie ups the cadaver-chic palette of browns and grays while also messing with the aspect ratios to suggest vintage 1970s home movies.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2024
At 101 minutes divided into three chapters, the movie is tautly paced, making deft use of the shifting aspect ratios between past and present and of an eerie score.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 July 2024
The display still has a 3:2 aspect ratio, but the size has gone from 13.5 inches to 13.8 inches.
—Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 2 July 2024
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Gabriela Vatu, PCMAG, 11 July 2024
This movie ups the cadaver-chic palette of browns and grays while also messing with the aspect ratios to suggest vintage 1970s home movies.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2024
At 101 minutes divided into three chapters, the movie is tautly paced, making deft use of the shifting aspect ratios between past and present and of an eerie score.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 July 2024
The display still has a 3:2 aspect ratio, but the size has gone from 13.5 inches to 13.8 inches.
—Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 2 July 2024
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“Aspect ratio.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aspect%20ratio. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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