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aspect ratio
aspect ration.1. The width-to-height ratio of an image or of the area used to display an image. Most widescreen televisions have an aspect ratio of 16:9.2. The span-to-mean-chord ratio of an airfoil.aspect ratio n 1. (Electronics) the ratio of width to height of the picture on a television or cinema screen 2. (Aeronautics) aeronautics the ratio of the span of a wing to its mean chord as′pect ra`tio
n. 1. the ratio of the span of an airfoil to its mean chord. 2. the ratio of the width of a televised or computer-screen image to its height. [1905–10] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  aspect ratio - the ratio of the width to the height of a tv pictureratio - the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient) |
Translationsaspect ratio
aspect ratio[′a‚spekt ‚rā·shō] (aerospace engineering) The ratio of the square of the span of an airfoil to the total airfoil area, or the ratio of its span to its mean chord. (design engineering) The ratio of frame width to frame height in television; it is 4:3 in the United States and Britain. In any rectangular configuration (such as the cross section of a rectangular duct), the ratio of the longer dimension to the shorter. (mechanical engineering) In an automotive vehicle, the ratio of the height of a tire to its width. Also known as tire profile. (nucleonics) The ratio of the plasma diameter of a toroidal controlled fusion device to the major diameter of the torus. Aspect ratioIn any rectangular configuration, the ratio between the longer dimension and the shorter dimension. aspect ratio1. In any rectangular configuration (such as the cross section of a rectangular duct), the ratio of the longer dimension to the shorter. 2. In a rectangular configuration, the ratio of the long-side to the short-side.aspect ratio The ratio of span of the wing to its chord. It also may be expressed as the ratio of the square of the span of the wing to its area. Aspect ratio (A) = span2/wing area, span/chord, span × chord/chord2, or wing area/chord2.aspect ratio (graphics)The ratio of width to height of a pixel, image,or display screen. Square pixels (1:1) are consideredpreferable but displays are usually about 5:4.aspect ratioThe aspect ratio states the comparison of width to height and is commonly used to describe the shape of a TV or computer screen. For example, the aspect ratio of an earlier standard-definition (SD) screen was 4:3, which is a relatively square rectangle. The 4:3 means "4 to 3," or four units wide to three units high. Today's TVs and monitors typically have a 16:9 ratio, which is a wide rectangle that is still not as wide as most movie theater (cinema) screens.
Another way of expressing the 4:3 and 16:9 ratios is 1.33:1 and 1.78:1; however, these latter designations are used mostly for cinema formats, rather than TV (see illustration below). See letterbox, screen resolution, HDTV display modes and anamorphic DVD.
 | | The 2.39:1 Is Also 2.4:1 |
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| The anamorphic scope aspect ratio of 2.39:1 is commonly rounded up to 2.4:1. |
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| Moment created an anamorphic lens for an iPhone with a 2.4:1 aspect ratio in order to simulate a Cinemascope video on a smartphone. (Image courtesy of Moment, Inc., www.shopmoment.com) |
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| Displaying a wide screen 16:9 image (right) on a standard-definition 4:3 TV (left) creates black bars on the top and bottom. Movies that retain their original, extra-wide cinema formats will create a letterbox even on today's wide screen TVs. (Image courtesy of Intergraph Computer Systems.) |
LegalSeeresolutionAspect Ratio
Aspect RatioThe ratio of the longer dimension of a shape to its shorter dimension. For example, if the length of a rectangle is three inches and its width is two inches, its aspect ratio is 1.5. This is used in graphic design and in measuring the size of products like paper. As such it can be important to advertising.AcronymsSeearomaticaspect ratio
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