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
Ruth La Ferlaan 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
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Examples of ultrawide in a Sentence
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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
The lenses consist of an ultrawide, a 3.2x telephoto lens, and a 5x telephoto lens.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 18 Apr. 2023
The OnePlus 11 will also come equipped with three rear cameras — a 50-megapixel primary lens, a 48-megapixel ultrawide lens, and a 32-megapixel telephoto lens — as well as a 16-megapixel selfie camera on the front side of the phone.
—Jacob Siegal, BGR, 23 Dec. 2022
The 12-megapixel ultrawide camera is still present.
—WIRED, 14 Sep. 2023
Combined with the ultrawide camera's 13mm lens, the iPhone 15 Pro Max has a maximum optical zoom range of 9.2x.
—Eric Zeman, PCMAG, 13 Sep. 2023
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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
The lenses consist of an ultrawide, a 3.2x telephoto lens, and a 5x telephoto lens.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 18 Apr. 2023
The OnePlus 11 will also come equipped with three rear cameras — a 50-megapixel primary lens, a 48-megapixel ultrawide lens, and a 32-megapixel telephoto lens — as well as a 16-megapixel selfie camera on the front side of the phone.
—Jacob Siegal, BGR, 23 Dec. 2022
The 12-megapixel ultrawide camera is still present.
—WIRED, 14 Sep. 2023
Combined with the ultrawide camera's 13mm lens, the iPhone 15 Pro Max has a maximum optical zoom range of 9.2x.
—Eric Zeman, PCMAG, 13 Sep. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1858, in the meaning defined above
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“Ultrawide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ultrawide. Accessed 5 Dec. 2023.
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