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anamorphic lens

noun

, Movies, Optics.
  1. a compound lens or system of lenses that compresses the camera image in the horizontal direction during filming, so that a wide-screen image can fit on the width of conventional 35-millimeter film.
  2. a similar system used in projection that horizontally expands the compressed image back to its original wide-screen aspect ratio.


anamorphic lens

noun

  1. a component in the optical system of a film projector for converting standard 35mm film images into wide-screen format
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of anamorphic lens1

First recorded in 1950–55

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