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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Samsung Monitor Deals The Samsung Odyssey OLED G9 is a jaw-dropping ultrawide monitor that’s designed for immersive gaming. Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 21 Mar. 2025 The back of the phone has two cameras: a 48-megapixel main sensor and a 13-megapixel option for ultrawide photos. Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2025 The iPhone 16 has an additional 12-megapixel (ultrawide) lens used for macro photography. Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025 For example, the ultrawide lens – one of four rear-facing lenses on the S-series Ultra – has been upgraded to 50MP from 12MP. Mike Feibus, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ultrawide

Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 28 Mar. 2025.

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