wide-screen

[ wahyd-skreen ]

adjective

1. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of wide-screen¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

But in retrospect, we should have known — it was the kind of something-for-everyone entertainment that recalled blockbusters of the past, deftly combining historical drama, wide-screen adventure and heartfelt romance.

From New York Times

It looks like a film, a meticulous, detailed, visually balanced wide-screen Wes Anderson one.

From New York Times

Here, this square framing has the old-fashioned quality of early still photographs, particularly in some of the opening scenes, which avoids the postcard-like associations these landscapes might have had in wide-screen.

From New York Times

This is the same aspect ratio used since the standardization of sound in film, until the wide-screen formats were introduced in the 1950s.

From Los Angeles Times

Occasionally composers will be asked to create “invisible overlays,” where they make adjustments that are imperceptible to most listeners but nudge a song toward a more wide-screen sound.

From New York Times