ultrawide

adjective

ul·​tra·​wide ˌəl-trə-ˈwīd How to pronounce ultrawide (audio)
variants or ultra-wide
: extremely or extraordinarily wide
… touted the glamour of ultrawide neckwear in a 1970 magazine advertisement.Ruth La Ferla
an 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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The main camera now boasts 200 megapixels, like the S25 Ultra, joined by a 10-megapixel telephoto that offers 3x optical zoom and a 12-megapixel ultrawide camera. Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 9 July 2025 It is accompanied by an 8MP ultrawide camera with support for macro photos. Prakhar Khanna, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025 While the main camera can deliver good results, the ultrawide camera is average. Prakhar Khanna, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025 The ultrawide camera isn't as good, and video quality also greatly suffers, particularly in low light. Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 17 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for ultrawide

Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of ultrawide was in 1858

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“Ultrawide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ultrawide. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

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