How to Use aspect ratio in a Sentence

aspect ratio

noun
Definition of aspect rationext
  • But the pinnacle berg has an aspect ratio like a slice of bread.
    — Robbie Gonzalez, WIRED, 9 July 2018
  • It is composed in the heretofore ghastly 9:16 aspect ratio.
    — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 3 May 2018
  • Each screen had its own projector that back-projected the film onto the screen in color and in the film’s original aspect ratio.
    — Smithsonian, 28 Feb. 2018
  • Slim bezels surround the laptop's 16:10 aspect ratio display.
    — Eric Grevstad, PCMAG, 25 June 2024
  • Beautifully shot in an aspect ratio that makes the image square (as opposed to the usual rectangle), the film is at first discomfiting.
    — Cary Darling, Houston Chronicle, 7 June 2018
  • That undeniably appealing, square 1:1 aspect ratio makes room for people and their backgrounds.
    — Paul Schrodt, WSJ, 24 May 2018
  • The camera continued to produce native images and movies in a 4:3 aspect ratio, that of a pre-HD television.
    — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 3 May 2018
  • The two pictures have much in common: crystalline black-and-white camerawork, a boxy aspect ratio, bursts of jazz music and an exacting sense of narrative concision.
    — Justin Chang, latimes.com, 13 May 2018
  • How did the aspect ratio of the episode play into that?
    — Wilson Chapman, Variety, 22 Apr. 2022
  • Back then all tires had the same aspect ratio, which was 90.
    — Ray Magliozzi, courant.com, 8 Dec. 2019
  • But the screen's size and aspect ratio are great for a laptop this small and light.
    — Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 20 July 2022
  • The weird aspect ratio when it's flipped open and held in landscape is part of that.
    — Sascha Segan, PCMAG, 11 Aug. 2022
  • Coming down to her level, the choice of aspect ratio was linked to that.
    — Will Tizard, Variety, 19 Nov. 2022
  • The example above gives you an idea of how the aspect ratio will change on your TV.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 8 Nov. 2021
  • During the Imax-shot scenes, the aspect ratio of the film would suddenly change.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2024
  • The height and width of the movie screen could be measured in inches or centimeters, but the aspect ratio is the same.
    — Andrew Crumey, WSJ, 18 Dec. 2020
  • To be honest, the complaints about the aspect ratio mostly just seems overblown to me.
    — Mark Hughes, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2021
  • So, there’s no need to fix your TV and adjust your aspect ratio.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 6 Aug. 2022
  • Many screens are adjustable to modify the height to get the aspect ratio just right.
    — L.a. Hubilla, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2023
  • The phone will have a taller display as a result, with a screen’s aspect ratio going up to 19.3:9.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 23 Sep. 2021
  • There doesn’t even seem to be any blooming or clouding in the black bars above and below wide aspect ratio films on the 65QN90A.
    — John Archer, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2021
  • This is a movie that makes a tight aspect ratio feel like a noose around its main character’s neck.
    — K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2021
  • Going shorter and wider with the Z Fold 4 will get the front screen closer to a normal phone aspect ratio.
    — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 19 July 2022
  • The 5-foot by 12-foot screen offers a button that alters its size and aspect ratio.
    — Adrienne Gaffney, WSJ, 16 Jan. 2019
  • The higher screen-to-body ratio is great to see, but HP is still using a panel with a 16:9 aspect ratio.
    — Valentina Palladino, Ars Technica, 13 Jan. 2020
  • This gives you a visible front display when the device is closed and a wide aspect ratio when open.
    — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 6 Jan. 2022
  • And the screens will have a better aspect ratio that should improve the usability of the cover screen.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 9 Aug. 2022
  • The series was converted to the now common 16:9 aspect ratio, which fills out widescreen TVs.
    — Ryan Faughnder, chicagotribune.com, 18 Nov. 2019
  • This cut is in a square-ish aspect ratio, a visual leap from the widescreen theatrical edition.
    — Darren Franich, EW.com, 15 Mar. 2021
  • Some of the choices — different aspect ratios as well as the use of both black-and-white and color film — nod at the look of movies from earlier eras.
    — Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 22 Nov. 2023

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