ALL meanings of aspect ratio
as·pect ra·tio
A a - noun aspect ratio the ratio of width to height of the picture on a television or cinema screen 3
- noun aspect ratio the ratio of the span of a wing to its mean chord 3
- noun aspect ratio the ratio between any two dimensions, as width and height: it is used in describing airplane wings, movie film, etc. 3
- noun aspect ratio The aspect ratio is the relationship between the longest and shortest dimension of a particle. 3
- noun aspect ratio tv, film: image format 1
- noun aspect ratio bar code: narrow and wide strips 1
- noun aspect ratio Aeronautics. the ratio of the span of an airfoil to its mean chord. 1
- noun aspect ratio Digital Technology, Television. the ratio of the width of an image to its height, usually a standard ratio such as 16 to 9 or 4 to 3. 1
- noun aspect ratio Naval Architecture. the ratio of the height of a rudder to its fore-and-aft length. 1
- noun aspect ratio Rocketry. Also called fineness ratio, slenderness ratio. the ratio of the mean diameter of the body of a rocket or missile to its length. the ratio of the length of the combustion chamber of a rocket motor to its diameter. 1
- noun Technical meaning of aspect ratio (graphics) The ratio of width to height of a pixel, image, or display screen. Square pixels (1:1) are considered preferable but displays are usually about 5:4. 1
- noun aspect ratio The ratio of an object's longest dimension to its next-longest dimension. 0
- noun aspect ratio 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. 0