| 单词 | pillarbox |
| 释义 | pillarbox[ pil-er-boks ] / ˈpɪl ərˌbɒks / nouna technique for displaying a video recorded in portrait orientation on a wider screen by reducing its size but retaining the aspect ratio, with black bands filling the screen to the right and left of the picture (often used attributively):pillarbox format.Compare letterbox (def. 2). verb (used with object)to display (a film or video) by using the pillarbox technique. Origin of pillarbox2000–05; pillar + box1, perhaps referencing the two black bands (or pillars) used to box in the video content Words nearby pillarboxpili torti, pill, pillage, pillar, pillar-and-breast, pillarbox, pillaret, pillars of fauces, pillars of fornix, Pillars of Hercules, Pillars of Islam Definition for pillarbox (2 of 2)pillar box noun British.a pillarlike box in which letters are deposited for collection by mail carriers; mailbox. Also called pillar post . Origin of pillar boxFirst recorded in 1855–60 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pillarbox
British Dictionary definitions for pillarboxpillar box noun(in Britain) a red pillar-shaped public letter box situated on a pavement adjective pillar-boxcharacteristic of a pillar box (in the phrase pillar-box red) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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