ultrawide

adjective

ul·​tra·​wide ˌəl-trə-ˈwīd How to pronounce ultrawide (audio)
variants or ultra-wide
: extremely or extraordinarily wide
… touted the glamour of ultrawide neckwear in a 1970 magazine advertisement.Ruth La Ferla
an ultrawide camera lens
If you're a single, one-window-maximized kind of person, ultrawide displays can be a huge waste of space …Alan Henry

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The ultrawide camera isn't as good, and video quality also greatly suffers, particularly in low light. Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 17 May 2025 Its ultrawide camera also lacks detail compared to the Ultra, which isn't surprising considering the much lower resolution. ArsTechnica, 15 May 2025 There's a new 48MP ultrawide camera that goes alongside the 48MP main and 12MP telephoto sensors. James Peckham, PC Magazine, 13 May 2025 The Razr also has a 13MP ultrawide camera at f/2.2 that can also shoot macro images. PC Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ultrawide

Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of ultrawide was in 1858

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“Ultrawide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ultrawide. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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