aspect ratio

Definition of Aspect Ratio in English :

1. aspect ratio

the ratio of the width to the height of a tv picture

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Aspect Ratio

noun

1.

the ratio of width to height of the picture on a television or cinema screen

2. aeronautics

the ratio of the span of a wing to its mean chord

the ratio between any two dimensions, as width and height: it is used in describing airplane wings, movie film, etc.

n.

1. The width-to-height ratio of an image or of the area used to display an image. Most widescreen televisions have an aspect ratio of 16:9.

2. The span-to-mean-chord ratio of an airfoil.