wide-angle

[ wahyd-ang-guh l ]

/ ˈwaɪdˈæŋ gəl /

of or relating to a lens having a relatively wide angle of view, generally 45° or more, and a focal length of less than 50 mm.

employing, or made with, a wide-angle lens: a wide-angle camera; a wide-angle shot.

Origin of wide-angle

First recorded in 1875–80

The wide-angle shot dissipated the power, but it did include all of them.

Evil Out of Onzar |Mark Ganes
Of course, when it is a question of getting a detailed photograph in a confined situation a wide-angle lens is of great service.

The Barnet Book of Photography |Various
We have the ones we took coming in; what we want is a wide-angle shot.

Islands of Space |John W Campbell
Before it could fall, I had my Solar out and, with a wide-angle shot, burned the contract to ashes.

The Repairman |Harry Harrison

Wide-angle single lenses should never be used except on a suitably small plate, so that the above conditions hold.

The Barnet Book of Photography |Various