wide-angle

adjective

wide-an·​gle ˈwīd-ˈaŋ-gəl 

1

: having or covering an angle of view wider than the ordinary

—used especially of lenses of shorter than normal focal length

2

: having, involving the use of, or relating to a wide-angle lens

a wide-angle shot

Examples of wide-angle in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Air has the same main camera as the iPhone 17 but without the second wide-angle camera lens. —Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2025

Contract records show a purchase of about $78,000 from Icor Technology for a platform equipped with a rotating claw arm and a wide-angle camera. —Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2025

Designed for high-intensity sports and active usage, the glasses feature a centered 12-megapixel camera with a 122-degree wide-angle lens and hyperlapse and slow motion recordings. —Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025

Its claw also comes with a wide-angle camera. —Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for wide-angle

• entangle
• quadrangle
• triangle
• untangle
• angle
• bangle
• dangle
• jangle
• mangle
• strangle
• tangle
• wrangle