English Dictionary: wide-angle | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Wide-angle \Wide"-an`gle\, a. (Photog. & Optics) Having or covering an angle wider than the ordinary; -- applied to certain lenses of relatively short focus. Lenses for ordinary purposes have an angle of 50[f8] or less. Wide-angle lenses may cover as much as 100[f8] and are useful for photographing at short range, but the pictures appear distorted. |