aspect ratio
noun
: a ratio of one dimension to another: such as
a
: the ratio of span to mean chord of an airfoil
b
: the ratio of the width of a television or motion-picture image to its height
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The aspect ratio was also widescreen without requiring the anamorphic lenses.
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Benny Har-Even, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Shooting in Panavision with a 2.35:1 aspect ratio, Frankenheimer serves his actors beautifully, creating one widescreen composition after another that allows for maximum interplay in the frame.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 25 Feb. 2025
The doorbell face houses a 4K camera with a 165-degree vertical field of view and a 1:1 aspect ratio, four small infrared LEDs for black-and-white night vision, a PIR (passive infrared) motion sensor, an ambient light sensor, a microphone, and a doorbell button surrounded by an LED light ring.
—PCMAG, 24 Feb. 2025
This includes additional content in GTA Online, major technical improvements, and greater support for higher resolutions, aspect ratios, and frame rates.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
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Benny Har-Even, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Shooting in Panavision with a 2.35:1 aspect ratio, Frankenheimer serves his actors beautifully, creating one widescreen composition after another that allows for maximum interplay in the frame.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 25 Feb. 2025
The doorbell face houses a 4K camera with a 165-degree vertical field of view and a 1:1 aspect ratio, four small infrared LEDs for black-and-white night vision, a PIR (passive infrared) motion sensor, an ambient light sensor, a microphone, and a doorbell button surrounded by an LED light ring.
—PCMAG, 24 Feb. 2025
This includes additional content in GTA Online, major technical improvements, and greater support for higher resolutions, aspect ratios, and frame rates.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for aspect ratio
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“Aspect ratio.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aspect%20ratio. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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