From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishwidescreenwide·screen1 /ˈwaɪdskriːn/ adjective  1 a widescreen television is much wider than it is high2 made in a form that is intended to be seen on a screen much wider than it is high Widescreen movies are often shown on TV with the sides cut short.widescreenwidescreen2 noun   → in widescreen 
                                                    
                                                
