widescreen

British

/ ˈwaɪdˌskriːn /

adjective

of or relating to a form of film projection or television broadcasting in which the screen has much greater width than height

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Earlier this month, Google announced that its Photos app would be accessible on Samsung’s smart TVs, letting you display your images easily in widescreen instead of forcing you to project them from your phone.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

Also evident here is his preternatural gift for widescreen compositions, as he uses negative space to suggestive effect and often incorporates telling details at the edges of the frame.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025

He hasn’t lost the scorched-earth spirit of beefs with Drake but now puts that venom in the full widescreen scope of his life and work.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2024

Day’s 2015 debut album had a reverberant, widescreen, retro sound.

From New York Times • May 10, 2024

And hundreds of video games, each one the size of a widescreen TV Basically, you name it, this place had it.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan

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