aspect ratio

English

Etymology

aspect + ratio

Noun

aspect ratio (plural aspect ratios)

The ratio of an object's longest dimension to its next-longest dimension.
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.

Translations

the ratio of an object's longest dimension to its next-longest dimension

Chinese:
Mandarin: 縱橫比, 纵横比 (zònghéngbĭ), 長寬比, 长宽比 (chángkuānbĭ), 比例 (zh) (bĭlì)
Dutch: aspectverhouding f
Greek: λόγος διαστάσεων m (lógos diastáseon)

Japanese: 縦横比 (たてよこひ, tateyokohi)
Russian: коэффицие́нт сжа́тия m (koefficijént sžátija)
Spanish: cociente de aspecto m

the ratio of width to height in a flat surface or 2-dimensional abstract construction

Chinese:
Mandarin: 縱橫比, 纵横比 (zònghéngbĭ), 寬高比, 宽高比 (kuān'gāobĭ)
Dutch: aspectverhouding f
Finnish: kuvasuhde (fi) (image, screen etc.); sivusuhde (general object)

Greek: λόγος διαστάσεων m (lógos diastáseon)
Japanese: 縦横比 (たてよこひ, tateyokohi), アスペクト比 (アスペクトひ, asupekuto-hi)
Russian: коэффицие́нт пропорциона́льности m (koefficijént proporcionálʹnosti)

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Arabic: ^{(please verify)} النِّسْبَة الْبَاعِيَّة‎ f (al-nisba l-bāʿiyya)
French: ^{(please verify)} allongement (fr) m
German: ^{(please verify)} Längenverhältnis, ^{(please verify)} Seitenverhältnis, ^{(please verify)} Bildseitenformat
Italian: ^{(please verify)} allungamento (it) m

Korean: ^{(please verify)} 종횡비 (jonghoengbi)
Latin: ^{(please verify)} allongamentum n
Swedish: ^{(please verify)} bildformat

aspect ratio

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