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Concept
Aspect ratio
Summary
The aspect ratio of a geometric shape is the ratio of its sizes in different dimensions. For example, the aspect ratio of a rectangle is the ratio of its longer side to its shorter side—the ratio of width to height, when the rectangle is oriented as a "landscape".
The aspect ratio is most often expressed as two integer numbers separated by a colon (x:y), less commonly as a simple or decimal fraction. The values x and y do not represent actual widths and heights but, rather, the proportion between width and height. As an example, 8:5, 16:10, 1.6:1, and 1.6 are all ways of representing the same aspect ratio.
In objects of more than two dimensions, such as hyperrectangles, the aspect ratio can still be defined as the ratio of the longest side to the shortest side.
The term is most commonly used with reference to:
Graphic / image
Display aspect ratio
Paper size
Standard photographic print sizes
Motion picture film formats
Standard ad size
Pixel aspect ratio
Photolithography: the aspect ratio of an etched, or deposited structure is the ratio of the height of its vertical side wall to its width.
HARMST High Aspect Ratios allow the construction of tall microstructures without slant
Tire code
Tire sizing
Turbocharger impeller sizing
Wing aspect ratio of an aircraft or bird
Astigmatism of an optical lens
Nanorod dimensions
Finite Element Analysis
Aspect ratio (image)
For a rectangle, the aspect ratio denotes the ratio of the width to the height of the rectangle. A square has the smallest possible aspect ratio of 1:1.
Examples:
4:3 = 1.: Some (not all) 20th century computer monitors (VGA, XGA, etc.), standard-definition television
international paper sizes (ISO 216)
3:2 = 1.5: 35mm still camera film, iPhone (until iPhone 5) displays
16:10 = 1.6: commonly used widescreen computer displays (WXGA)
Φ:1 = 1.618...: golden ratio, close to 16:10
5:3 = 1.: super 16 mm, a standard film gauge in many European countries
16:9 = 1.: widescreen TV and most laptops
2:1 = 2: dominoes
64:27 = 2.: ultra-widescreen, 21:9
32:9 = 3.
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