/ Dictionary / Index W wide-screen: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: wide-screen Pronunciation: (wīd'skrēn'), [key] — adj. of, noting, or pertaining to motion pictures projected on a screen having greater width than height, usually in a ratio of 1 to 2.5. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: wide-screen (Thesaurus) wide receiver widespread Related Content Daily Word Quiz: tactful Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language