Definitions For Widescreen
Adjective
(not comparable) (film) Filmed in a greater aspect ratio than the 1.33:1 or 1.37:1 aspect ratio. (of a motion picture) Presented in the original aspect ratio; presented in letterbox orientation.Synonyms
panoramicTranslations
Dutch: breedbeeld Finnish: laajakuva, alt=laajakuva-, panoraama, alt=panoraama- French: panoramique Italian: panoramico Japanese: ワイドスクリーン (waidosukurīn), ワイド画面 (ワイドがめん, waido gamen, sc=Jpan) Latin: panoramicus Marathi: वाइड्स्क्रीन Romanian: panoramic, m, pe ecran lat Spanish: panorámicoNoun
WIDESCREEN (plural WIDESCREENs) (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
Dutch: breedbeeld, n Faroese: breiðtjald , n Finnish: laajakuva French: panoramique German: Breitbildschirm, m, Breitbild, n Greek: ευρεία οθόνη, f Japanese: ワイドスクリーン (waidosukurīn) Malay: skrin lebar, layar lebar Marathi: वाइड्स्क्रीनEtymology
wide + screenCoordinate terms
anamorphic aspect ratio high definition letterbox modified aspect ratio original aspect ratio pan and scanIs Widescreen a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
YES
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
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Points in Different Games
Scrabble
16
Words with Friends
18
The word Widescreen is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends