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 Definitions of wide-screen  [ˈwaɪd n]  

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Definition of 'wide-screen' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) wide-screen
of, noting, or pertaining to motion pictures projected on a screen having greater width than height, in an average ratio of 2.5 to 1.

2.  wide-screen
of, noting, or pertaining to a television screen that is larger than average.

Etymology:  (1950–55)

Definition of 'wide-screen' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) wide screen
a projection screen that is much wider than it is high

2. (adj) wide-screen(a)
(motion pictures) projected on a screen with much greater width than height


Definition of 'wide-screen' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (adjective) wide-screen
having a very large screen
a widescreen TV



'wide-screen' - Nearby Entries  

wide screen  wide wale  wide-open  wide-ranging  wide-screen  wide-spreading  widespread  



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