different between letterbox vs widescreen

English

Alternative forms

• letter box

Etymology

letter +? box

Noun

letterbox (plural letterboxes)

1. (chiefly Britain) A collection point for mail intended for onward delivery, a secure box or receptacle for this purpose.
2. (chiefly Britain) A delivery point for mail, a box, compartment or slot for this purpose.

   A wad of junk mail was pushed through the letterbox in the front door and dropped onto the mat.

3. A hidden container that holds a logbook and rubber stamp, found by following clues as a form of recreation.
4. (mountaineering) A rectangular hole or slot.
   • 1954, Daniel Talbot, A Treasury of Mountaineering Stories (page 239)

     His strength was running out fast: one more good letterbox was all that he could conceive himself able to make. He made it, hacking away with slow, painful strokes, his axe-handle slippery with his sweat.

Synonyms

• (collection and delivery point): mailbox
• (collection point): post box
• (collection point): (Britain) pillar box
• (delivery point): (US) mail slot

Translations

Further reading

• (collection): Post box on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• (delivery point): Letter box on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Adjective

letterbox (not comparable)

1. (film) Transferred to home video formats while preserving the original aspect ratio, having black bars above and below the picture area.

Translations

Further reading

• Letterboxing (filming) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Verb

letterbox (third-person singular simple present letterboxes, present participle letterboxing, simple past and past participle letterboxed)

1. (film) To transfer a widescreen motion picture to home video formats while preserving the original aspect ratio, with the placing of black bars above and below the picture area.
2. To hunt for letterboxes (containers with logbook and rubber stamp) by following clues.

Related terms

• full screen
• pan and scan
• pillarbox
• tilt and scan
• widescreen

Further reading

• Letterboxing (filming) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

wide +? screen

Noun

widescreen (plural widescreens)

1. (often attributive) A screen with a wider aspect ratio than the ordinary 35-millimeter frame, making more effective use of the human field of view and producing a more immersive view experience.

Translations

Adjective

widescreen (not comparable)

1. (film) Filmed in a greater aspect ratio than the 1.33:1 or 1.37:1 aspect ratio.
2. (of a motion picture) Presented in the original aspect ratio; presented in letterbox orientation.

Synonyms

• panoramic

Translations

Coordinate terms

• anamorphic
• aspect ratio
• high definition
• letterbox
• modified aspect ratio
• original aspect ratio
• pan and scan