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PALplus

PALplus proper noun: an enhanced version of the PAL TV system capable of transmitting pictures in the 16:9 widescreen format.

Proper noun

PALplus

  1. An enhanced version of the PAL TV system capable of transmitting pictures in the 16:9 widescreen format.
    • The manager in charge of Philips's R&D on PALplus was extremely unpopular with the HD-MAC team.1997, Helen S. Wallace, Alasdair R. Young, Participation and Policy-Making in the European Union, page 192
    • Parallel development efforts were conducted to implement an extended 16:9 aspect ratio PAL-compatible signal, referred to as PALplus.2001, Jerry C. Whitaker, DTV Handbook: The Revolution in Digital Video, page 524

Origin of PALplus

From PAL + plus.

Questions about PALplus

What does PALplus mean?
PALplus means an enhanced version of the PAL TV system capable of transmitting pictures in the 16:9 widescreen format.
What part of speech is PALplus?
PALplus is a proper noun.

Words near PALplus in the dictionary

  1. palpitating
  2. palpitatingly
  3. palpitation
  4. palpitations
  5. palpless
  6. PALplus
  7. palpocil
  8. palpocils
  9. palpography
  10. palpomere
  11. palpomeres

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