aspect ratio

noun

: a number that compares the width and height of a movie or television picture

Full Definition of ASPECT RATIO

: a ratio of one dimension to another: 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

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1907

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