aspect ratio

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Etymology

aspect + ratio

Noun

aspect ratio (plural aspect ratios)

1. The ratio of an object's longest dimension to its next-longest dimension.
2. The ratio of width to height in a flat surface or 2-dimensional abstract construction, such as an image, character, or pixel. 4:3 (or 1.33:1) is the standard ratio for NTSC video. 1.85:1 and 2.35:1 are the most common aspect ratios for motion pictures.

Translations

the ratio of an object's longest dimension to its next-longest dimension

Chinese: Mandarin: trad. 縱橫比, simpl. 纵横比 (pinyin: zònghéngbĭ), trad. 長寬比, simpl. 长宽比 (pinyin: chángkuānbĭ), trad. and simpl. 比例 (pinyin: bĭlì)

Dutch: aspectverhouding (nl) f. Japanese: 縦横比 (ja) (たてよこひ, tateyokohi) Russian: коэффициент сжатия (koeffitsiént sžátija) m.

the ratio of width to height in a flat surface or 2-dimensional abstract construction

Chinese: Mandarin: trad. 縱橫比, simpl. 纵横比 (pinyin: zònghéngbĭ), trad. 寬高比, simpl. 宽高比 (pinyin: kuān'gāobĭ) Dutch: aspectverhouding (nl) f.

Finnish: kuvasuhde (fi) Japanese: 縦横比 (ja) (たてよこひ, tateyokohi), アスペクト比 (ja) (アスペクトひ, asupekuto-hi) Russian: коэффициент пропорциональности (koeffitsiént proportsionál'nosti) m.

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Arabic: النسبة الباعية French: allongement German: Längenverhältnis, Seitenverhältnis, Bildseitenformat Greek: λόγος διάστασης Roman: lógos diástastēs Italian: allungamento Japanese: katakana: アスペクト比、縦横比、偏平率, 扁平率 romaji: asupekuto-hi, juoh-hi, henpei-ritu, henpei-ritu

Korean: hangul: 종횡비 romaja: jonghoengbi Latin: allongamentum Spanish: cociente de aspecto Swedish: bildformat

See also

• letterbox
• pan and scan
• widescreen