ultrawide

adjective

ul·​tra·​wide ˌəl-trə-ˈwīd How to pronounce ultrawide (audio)
variants or ultra-wide
: extremely or extraordinarily wide
… touted the glamour of ultrawide neckwear in a 1970 magazine advertisement.Ruth La Ferla
an ultrawide camera lens
If you're a single, one-window-maximized kind of person, ultrawide displays can be a huge waste of space …Alan Henry

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The ultrawide monitor is also factory color calibrated and curves at 1500R (which means a circle of the monitors placed edge to edge would have a 1,500mm radius). Zackery Cuevas, PCMAG, 7 Jan. 2025 The monitor delivers ultrawide WQHD resolution, a 1000R curvature for eye comfort and an immersive gaming experience , as well as a smooth 165Hz refresh rate and 1ms response time. Gabriela Vatu, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024 The iPhone 16 offers several impressive features, such as the powerful A18 chip, an enhanced ultrawide camera with macrophotography support and the new Action Button and Camera Control button. Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 20 Sep. 2024 The ultrawide camera is similarly better than the competition. Prakhar Khanna, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for ultrawide 

Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of ultrawide was in 1858

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“Ultrawide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ultrawide. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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