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wide-screen

wide-screen

4 3.6
A screen or picture that is much wider than it is tall, like modern TVs
  • adjective
  • /ˈwaɪdˌskrin/
translation icon : pantalla ancha
  • Then, all turned back to the wide-screen television set, shaking their heads at Magic's situation.
  • wide-screen TV
  • wide-screen television
  • wide-screen display

Examples

  • Jane and Ricky sit on the bed, watching his wide-screen TV.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • She sat in the BarcaLounger, her feet propped up, watching a rerun of Gone with the Wind on the wide-screen television.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • On the wide-screen TV behind him, we see Jane standing in her window as she looks across at him.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • The television was a portable model, but a wide-screen one.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • We're watching the wide-screen TV in Ricky's room.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • Seated on the floor with his back to Jeff, Deke is playing Nintendo on a wide-screen television.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • Dr. Rudolph's wide-screen Mitsubishi TV was on, but with the sound turned off.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • It was a vast, high-ceilinged room with lots of glass, a deep, sound-deadening carpet, and a wide-screen television in the center of an inviting sitting area.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • The latest movies look amazing on a wide-screen television.

  • The sports bar upgraded to a wide-screen display for an enhanced viewing experience.

How Wide

panoramic
15 4.9
wide-screen
4 3.6

Surface Forms

wide-screen positive

Morphology

wide-screen = wide + screen (transparent) = wide + screen

Direct, literal combination of 'wide' + 'screen' describing a screen with a greater width than height, which learners can infer from the parts.

Etymology

Wide-screen comes from the simple parts wide ('broad, not tall') and screen ('a surface that shows pictures or video'). It began when films and TVs moved from more square shapes to movie-style, wider images, so wide-screen means a display that is much wider than it is high.