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I decided to restore 'Napoleon' after a widescreen festival at the Odeon Leicester Square in 1968. It was run by Richard Arnell and George Dunning, who animated and directed 'Yellow Submarine,' and they'd got their hands on the last scene, the triptychs. They just showed that part, without music and with the projectors misaligned.
Kevin Brownlow

Meaning of "widescreen" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WIDESCREEN

widescreen  [ˈwaɪdˌskriːn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WIDESCREEN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Widescreen is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES WIDESCREEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Widescreen

Widescreen images are a variety of aspect ratios used in film, television and computer screens. In film, a widescreen film is any film image with a width-to-height aspect ratio greater than the standard 1.37:1 Academy aspect ratio provided by 35mm film. For television, the original screen ratio for broadcasts was 4:3. In the 2000s, 16:9 TV displays came into wide use. They are typically used in conjunction with high-definition television receivers, or Standard-Definition DVD players and other digital television sources. With computer displays, aspect ratios wider than 4:3 are also called widescreen. Widescreen computer displays were previously typically of 16:10 aspect ratio, now usually 16:9.

Definition of widescreen in the English dictionary

The definition of widescreen in the dictionary is of or relating to a form of film projection or television broadcasting in which the screen has much greater width than height.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WIDESCREEN


bescreen
bɪˈskriːn
choir-screen
ˈkwaɪəˌskriːn
flatscreen
ˈflætˌskriːn
flyscreen
ˈflaɪˌskriːn
meatscreen
ˈmiːtˌskriːn
multiscreen
ˈmʌltɪˌskriːn
off-screen
ˌɒfˈskriːn
on-screen
ˌɒnˈskriːn
paracrine
ˈpærəˌkriːn
prescreen
priːˈskriːn
rescreen
riːˈskriːn
screen
skriːn
scriene
skriːn
sightscreen
ˈsaɪtˌskriːn
silkscreen
ˈsɪlkskriːn
skreen
skriːn
sunscreen
ˈsʌnˌskriːn
superscreen
ˈsuːpərˌskriːn
telescreen
ˈtɛlɪˌskriːn
windscreen
ˈwɪndˌskriːn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WIDESCREEN

wide-angle lens
wide-awake
wide-awake hat
wide-awakeness
wide-bodied
wide-body
wide-brimmed
wide-eyed
wide-mouthed
wide-open
wide-ranging
wideband
widely
widen
widener
wideness
widening
wideout
widershins
widespread

WORDS THAT END LIKE WIDESCREEN

big screen
blue screen
computer screen
display screen
fire screen
flat screen
green
plasma screen
radar screen
safety screen
shower screen
silent screen
silver screen
small screen
smoke screen
split screen
television screen
the screen
the silver screen
touch screen
video screen

Synonyms and antonyms of widescreen in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «widescreen» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WIDESCREEN

Find out the translation of widescreen to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of widescreen from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «widescreen» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

> 宽屏的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

panorámico
570 millions of speakers

English

widescreen
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

widescreen
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عريضة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

широкоформатный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

que apresenta largura maior que a altura
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ওয়াইডস্ক্রিন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

à écran géant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Skrin lebar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Breitbild-
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ワイドスクリーンの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

와이드 스크린의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Layar lebar
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

màn ảnh rộng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அகலத்திரை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वाइडस्क्रीन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

geniş ekran
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

a schermo panoramico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

szerokoekranowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

широкоформатний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

widescreen
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

widescreen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

widescreen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

widescreen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of widescreen

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WIDESCREEN»

The term «widescreen» is very widely used and occupies the 12.846 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about widescreen

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QUOTES WITH «WIDESCREEN»

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Kevin Brownlow
I decided to restore 'Napoleon' after a widescreen festival at the Odeon Leicester Square in 1968. It was run by Richard Arnell and George Dunning, who animated and directed 'Yellow Submarine,' and they'd got their hands on the last scene, the triptychs. They just showed that part, without music and with the projectors misaligned.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WIDESCREEN»

Discover the use of widescreen in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to widescreen and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Widescreen cinema
The history of American widescreen cinema, like the history of American cinema itself, begins with notions of novelty.
John Belton, 1992
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Letterboxed: The Evolution of Widescreen Cinema
Letterboxed: The Evolution of Widescreen Cinema tracks the development of widescreen cinema from the early twentieth century to contemporary technologies such as video games and IMAX.
Harper Cossar, 2011
3
Widescreen Dreams: Growing Up Gay at the Movies
Widescreen Dreams: Growing Up Gay at the Movies traces Horrigan’s development from childhood to gay male adulthood through a series of visceral encounters with an unexpected handful of Hollywood movies from the 1960s and 1970s: Hello ...
Patrick E. Horrigan, 1999
4
Widescreen: Watching Real People Elsewhere
Collection of short critical essays from 2001 to the present.
Mark Cousins, 2008
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Widescreen Worldwide
Examining widescreen cinema as a worldwide aesthetic and industrial phenomenon, the essays in this volume situate the individual expressions of this new technology within the larger cultural and industrial practices that inform them.
John Belton, Sheldon Hall, Stephen Neale, 2010
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Adobe Encore DVD: In the Studio
Table 3-4 shows the approximate pixel aspect ratios used to convert standard NTSC and PAL resolutions to fullscreen and widescreen television screen aspect ratios. Table 1-4. Pixel aspect ratios for NTSC and PAL Fullscreen pixel ...
Douglas Dixon, 2004
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The Japanese Film: Art and Industry
There could be no doubt, however, but that widescreen was the thing. The Robe had opened in Japan at the end of 1953 and soon broke postwar box-office records wherever it was shown. Widescreen had been seen before when a Tokyo ...
Joseph L. Anderson, 1982
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Beginning Ubuntu Linux: Natty Narwhal Edition
Typical Monitor Resolutions LCD Screens Resolution 15 inches 1024x768 17 inches 1280x1024 19 inChBS 1280x1024, 1366x768 (widescreen), 1440x900 ( widescreen) 20 inChBS 1600x900 (widescreen), 1680x1050 (widescreen) 21 ...
Emilio Raggi, Keir Thomas, Sander van Vugt, 2011
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HWM
Why Go Widescreen? The advantages of going widescreen are fairly obvious. First, you get a bigger work area, allowing you to use real estate hungry applications such as image and audio editors. Second, you have the benefit of more ...
10
Contemporary Hollywood Cinema
A comprehensive overview of the film industry in Hollywood today, Contemporary Hollywood Cinema brings together leading international cinema scholars to explore the technology, institutions, film makers and movies of contemporary American ...
STEVE NEALE, Murray Smith, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WIDESCREEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term widescreen is used in the context of the following news items.
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Stealth.com Introduces a New Rugged 21.5" Widescreen Full HD …
Stealth.com (a Sparton company), a leader in the industrial computer and peripherals market has released a new 21.5" Panel Mount LCD monitor, featuring a ... «Yahoo Finance UK, Jul 15»
2
Rare Replay's Jet Force Gemini Has "Retooled" Widescreen
It seems the original Jet Force Gemini's widescreen option has made it onto the Xbox One intact, along with some significantly improved visuals. Jet Force ... «Game Informer, Jul 15»
3
Full-frame DVDs are being replaced by widescreen rereleases
(Ironic, since Fox was the first studio to employ the widescreen CinemaScope process in 1953, setting what would quickly become the industry standard.). «Deseret News, May 15»
4
Arbor Solution Unveils Line of Stylish Multi-Touch Widescreen Panel …
26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Arbor Solution has added to its industrial PC lineup with the introduction of its widescreen ASLAN Series designed for Industry 4.0 ... «PR Newswire, Feb 15»
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Blu-ray and widescreen debuts are upgrades for vintage-movie …
Aimed at collectors and movie buffs, four vintage titles have received Blu-ray upgrades and three more are out in widescreen editions for the first time. “My Left ... «Deseret News, Jan 15»
6
This is what The Wire looks like in HD
Fans of The Wire have been eagerly waiting to see how the beloved show has made the transition from 4:3 standard definition to its new widescreen, HD ... «The Verge, Dec 14»
7
Joss Whedon is Against Widescreen HD Version of Buffy the …
By Matt FowlerSeries creator Joss Whedon has come out solidly against 20th Century Fox's remastered version of Buffy the Vampire Slayer that has been airing ... «IGN, Dec 14»
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Fox is making Buffy widescreen and Joss Whedon isn't happy
Into every a generation a slayer is born, and in the next generation, that slayer must be squeezed into a format that fills that generation's televisions. That's the ... «A.V. Club DC, Dec 14»
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Watch: Compare New Widescreen 'The Wire' HD Transfers With …
Earlier this week, tech heads entered into the debate over aspect ratios when it was revealed that "The Wire" was getting the HD treatment, but that the show was ... «Indie Wire, Dec 14»
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David Simon Talks Controversial Widescreen Conversion Of 'The …
There are scenes that clearly improve in HD and in the widescreen format. But there are things that are not improved. And even with our best resizing, touchups ... «Indie Wire, Dec 14»

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