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

Tripods and low shutter speeds can help regular cameras snap photos of the lights, as well as wide-angle lenses and high apertures. —Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025

The front of the camera houses an 8x telephoto lens with a 45-degree field of view and a wide-angle lens with a 120-degree field of view. —PC Magazine, 6 May 2025

It's equipped with 96-line LiDAR for 360-degree situational awareness, and sports bi-directional lighting for operation in challenging conditions while illuminating the scene for folks watching on the live video feed enabled by the wide-angle camera out front. —New Atlas, 30 Apr. 2025

Typically speaking, wide-angle lenses are better tools for sunstar shots than standard-angle or telephoto optics. —PC Magazine, 22 Apr. 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