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Noun: widescreen  'wId,skreen
  1. A screen (esp. a TV screen) which is much wider than it is high
Noun: wide screen
  1. A projection screen that is much wider than it is high
Adjective: wide-screen  'wId,skreen
  1. (motion pictures) projected on a screen with much greater width than height

Derived forms: wide screens, widescreens

See also: broad, wide

Type of: projection screen, screen, silver screen

Encyclopedia: Widescreen

Wide screen

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