wide-screen

American

[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.

Etymology

Origin of wide-screen

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

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Across five novels and three story collections, Lauren Groff has merged wide-screen history with intimate stories about women seeking and confronting power, including in her latest spirited — and triumphant — release “Brawler.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

Mickey Mouse and his friends converse on a wide-screen television in the lounge.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2025

They will have the chance to see Albert Serra’s post-colonial fantasia “Pacifiction” in all its lurid, languid, wide-screen glory.

From New York Times • Sep. 29, 2022

The dark side of human nature is live-streaming in Technicolor, playing on every wide-screen TV and on full display in theaters across the United States this summer.

From Salon • Aug. 4, 2022

I could almost imagine a close-up of my face, projected wide-screen.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli

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