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n. 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.

adj. Filmed in a greater aspect ratio than the 1.33:1 or 1.37:1 aspect ratio.

adj. Presented in the original aspect ratio; presented in letterbox orientation.

"When you made the switch from a 4: 3 regular TV to a widescreen at 16: 9 you were probably disappointed to still see big black borders on the top and bottom of your films that were still there … of course they weren't quite as bad … but you probably hoped that all of the screen would have been used now that it's widescreen&# ..."

original aspect ratio    letterbox    pan and scan    high definition    width   

panoramic