aspect ratio

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aspect ratio - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Aspect ratio \Aspect ratio\ (A["e]ronautics)
     The ratio of the long to the short side of an a["e]roplane,
     a["e]rocurve, or wing.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

aspect ratio - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  aspect ratio
      n 1: the ratio of the width to the height of a tv picture

aspect ratio - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  aspect ratio
  
     <graphics> The ratio of width to height of a pixel, image,
     or display screen.  Square pixels (1:1) are considered
     preferable but displays are usually about 5:4.
  
     (1994-11-30)