Wide-angle
Pronunciation : Wide"-an`gle
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: 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? or less. Wide-angle lenses may cover as much as 100? and are useful for photographing at short range, but the pictures appear distorted.
(Photog. & Optics)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913