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pillarboxed

pillarboxed adjective: in a narrow format video or image, displayed with blank stripes on the sides, especially when viewed on a wider screen.

Adjective

pillarboxed (not comparable)

  1. In a narrow format video or image, displayed with blank stripes on the sides, especially when viewed on a wider screen.

Questions about pillarboxed

What does pillarboxed mean?
Pillarboxed means in a narrow format video or image, displayed with blank stripes on the sides, especially when viewed on a wider screen.
What part of speech is pillarboxed?
Pillarboxed is an adjective.

Words near pillarboxed in the dictionary

  1. pillar-box red
  2. pillar-box reds
  3. pillararene
  4. pillararenes
  5. pillarbox
  6. pillarboxed
  7. pillarboxes
  8. pillarboxing
  9. pillared
  10. pillaret
  11. pillarets

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