widescreen

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Synonyms: wide screen, wide-screen, windscreen, wind screen, firescreen, widescreens, wind-screen

Antonyms: wide screen, wide-screen, windscreen, wind screen, firescreen, widescreens, wind-screen

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|often|attributive}} A [[screen]] with a wider [[aspect ratio]] than the ordinary 35-millimeter frame, making more effective use of the human [[field of view]] and producing a more [[immersive]] view experience.

Adjective

1. {{lb|en|film}} Filmed in a greater aspect ratio than the 1.33:1 or 1.37:1 [[aspect ratio]].
2. {{lb|en|of a [[motion picture]]}} Presented in the original aspect ratio; presented in [[letterbox]] [[orientation]].

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