ultrawide
adjective
ul·tra·wide
ˌəl-trə-ˈwīd 
variants
or ultra-wide
: extremely or extraordinarily wide
… touted the glamour of ultrawide neckwear in a 1970 magazine advertisement.—
Ruth La Ferla
Ruth La Ferlaan ultrawide camera lens
If you're a single, one-window-maximized kind of person, ultrawide displays can be a huge waste of space …—Alan Henry
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For example, the ultrawide lens – one of four rear-facing lenses on the S-series Ultra – has been upgraded to 50MP from 12MP.
—Mike Feibus, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
Dual Camera The rear camera is set to come with two lenses; a main 48-megapixel sensor and an ultrawide 13-megapixel in support.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
Matte black and matte white Camera iPhone 16: Two rear camera lenses, 48-megapixel (wide) and 12-megapixel (ultrawide) with 2x telephoto zoom and 12-megapixel front-facing camera.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
The screens are brighter, portrait photos might look better, and there's a spare ultrawide camera lens.
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 19 Feb. 2025
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Mike Feibus, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
Dual Camera The rear camera is set to come with two lenses; a main 48-megapixel sensor and an ultrawide 13-megapixel in support.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
Matte black and matte white Camera iPhone 16: Two rear camera lenses, 48-megapixel (wide) and 12-megapixel (ultrawide) with 2x telephoto zoom and 12-megapixel front-facing camera.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
The screens are brighter, portrait photos might look better, and there's a spare ultrawide camera lens.
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Ultrawide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ultrawide. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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