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 width-to-height ratio of an image (as on a computer, television, or movie screen)
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The desire to give the audience an immersive emotional experience informed each of Sandgren’s choices, including what format to shoot on and what aspect ratio to select for the framing.
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Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 19 Feb. 2026
The film will therefore be available for viewing in several formats, with some showings shifting between aspect ratios depending on the emotion and intensity of a scene in select theaters – another first.
—Quincy Bowie, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
Differing aspect ratios are currently handled poorly by simply padding videos with black bars.
—Paul Monckton, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
The series had been mastered for the wider aspect ratio from the beginning; the problem here is an oddly lazy upload process.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2025
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Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 19 Feb. 2026
The film will therefore be available for viewing in several formats, with some showings shifting between aspect ratios depending on the emotion and intensity of a scene in select theaters – another first.
—Quincy Bowie, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
Differing aspect ratios are currently handled poorly by simply padding videos with black bars.
—Paul Monckton, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
The series had been mastered for the wider aspect ratio from the beginning; the problem here is an oddly lazy upload process.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for aspect ratio
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“Aspect ratio.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aspect%20ratio. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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