wide-angle

adjective

wide-an·​gle ˈwīd-ˈaŋ-gəl 

1

: having or covering an angle of view wider than the ordinary

—used especially of lenses of shorter than normal focal length

2

: having, involving the use of, or relating to a wide-angle lens

a wide-angle shot

Examples of wide-angle in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The focal ratio gives users a wide field of view, which allows your child to observe star clusters and other wide-angle targets. —Tantse Walter, Space.com, 9 Apr. 2025

Capturing the ultimate moonshot To capture this stunning panoramic image of the total lunar eclipse and moonbow, Buchanan used a Nikon Z9 camera with a 20mm wide-angle lens and a special panoramic tripod head to stitch multiple images together. —Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 25 Mar. 2025

The wide-angle lens and 12-megapixel sensor can adjust the frame to accommodate multiple people on a call in front of the laptop, while keeping the picture crystal clear and everyone in the frame. —PCMAG, 12 Mar. 2025

Intimate shots, which reinforce the early romanticism, make way for unnerving wide-angle close-ups and pans that transform this high-end restaurant into a gilded prison. —Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for wide-angle

• entangle
• quadrangle
• triangle
• untangle
• angle
• bangle
• dangle
• jangle
• mangle
• strangle
• tangle
• wrangle