wide-screen

adjective

ˈwīd-ˈskrēn 

: of or relating to a projected picture whose aspect ratio is substantially greater than 1.33:1

Examples of wide-screen in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That tech was advanced for its time, but nowadays, the wide-screen format doesn’t stand out as much. — Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 1 Dec. 2025

Other scenes use wide-screen to evoke 2010s detective thrillers. — Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025

Antarctica exists only in wide-screen. — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2026

People typing and talking on phones can be tedious to watch, but Mackenzie gives his wide-screen images kinetic magnetism. — Bob Strauss, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for wide-screen

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