different between panoramic vs widescreen

English

Etymology

panorama +? -ic

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æm?k

Adjective

panoramic (comparative more panoramic, superlative most panoramic)

1. with a wide view

Translations

Noun

panoramic (plural panoramics)

1. (photography) A panoramic image.
   • 2003, Robert Bogdan, Henry M. Beach, Adirondack vernacular: the photography of Henry M. Beach (page 35)

     Scenic panoramics were not the best sellers. All commercial panoramic photographers specialized in pictures of large groups.

Related terms

• panorama

Anagrams

• macropain

Romanian

Etymology

From French panoramique

Adjective

panoramic m or n (feminine singular panoramic?, masculine plural panoramici, feminine and neuter plural panoramice)

1. panoramic

Declension

English

Etymology

wide +? screen

Noun

widescreen (plural widescreens)

1. (often attributive) A screen with a wider aspect ratio than the ordinary 35-millimeter frame, making more effective use of the human field of view and producing a more immersive view experience.

Translations

Adjective

widescreen (not comparable)

1. (film) Filmed in a greater aspect ratio than the 1.33:1 or 1.37:1 aspect ratio.
2. (of a motion picture) Presented in the original aspect ratio; presented in letterbox orientation.

Synonyms

• panoramic

Translations

Coordinate terms

• anamorphic
• aspect ratio
• high definition
• letterbox
• modified aspect ratio
• original aspect ratio
• pan and scan