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

Examples of aspect ratio in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Pro display is the usual 120 Hz, 6.7-inch OLED, but the aspect ratio is tweaked a bit to 20:9 (the 7 Pro is 19.5:9). Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 25 Sep. 2023 One of the more nuanced nods is the particularly wide aspect ratio. Nick Romano, EW.com, 25 Sep. 2023 Thankfully, the new aspect ratio of the inner display will also impact on the space available for the cover display, which is now expected to be closer to the standard size expected by many. Ewan Spence, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024 Next up in the lineup is the Odyssey OLED G8, a flat 32-inch 4K monitor with a 16:9 aspect ratio and a 240Hz refresh rate. Jon Porter, The Verge, 3 Jan. 2024 Thin bezels surround the 16:10 aspect ratio screen, and a slight bump at the top houses the webcam, which has a privacy toggle (the F9 key) instead of Lenovo's usual sliding shutter. Eric Grevstad, PCMAG, 1 Feb. 2024 Using an almost square aspect ratio, DP Pierce Derks makes the northern Ontario wilderness locations both lovely and sinister, with enough variety to the visual tactics that the film never gets stuck in found footage horror’s first-person-camera stylistic rut. Dennis Harvey, Variety, 23 Jan. 2024 Within the boxy aspect ratio that cinematographer Mauro Pinheiro Jr. commands, there are shots of Malu, Joana and Lili positioned in the back, middle and foreground respectively — a visual representation of this fiery lineage. Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 27 Jan. 2024 The Optimal Möbius Strip To formalize how close to a square a rectangle is, mathematicians use a number called the aspect ratio. Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 5 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of aspect ratio was in 1907

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“Aspect ratio.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aspect%20ratio. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

aspect ratio

noun
: a comparison of one dimension (as width) to another (as height)
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