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

Wrapped in skyscrapers and twin flyovers, you’re given wide-screen views of Sydney’s urban sprawl and are very much part of the thrum of the city. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026

That’s a maximum gap of at least $500 between the two wide-screen foldable phones. — Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026

The Galaxy games helped to establish a newfound sense of importance for game soundtracks even beyond their medium—wide-screen ambition was not just for Hollywood scores. — Billie Bugara, Pitchfork, 9 May 2026

The life of the rural region is framed in airy and luminous wide-screen images that recur with a lyrical vision of vast arcs of time amid dramatic social change. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for wide-screen

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