wide-screen
[ wahyd-skreen ]
/ ˈwaɪdˈskrin /
adjective
of, noting, or pertaining to motion pictures projected on a screen having greater width than height, usually in a ratio of 1 to 2.5.
Origin of wide-screen
First recorded in 1950–55
Words nearby wide-screen
wide-awake,
wide-body,
wide-eyed,
wide-open,
wide-ranging,
wide-screen,
wide-spreading,
widebody,
widely,
wideman,
widemouth blindcat
British Dictionary definitions for widescreen
widescreen
/ (ˈwaɪdˌskriːn) /
adjective
of or relating to a form of film projection or television broadcasting in which the screen has much greater width than height