Wide-angle
adjective, Photography.
1.
of or relating to a lens having a relatively wide angle of view, generally 45° or more, and a focal length of less than 50 mm.
2.
employing, or made with, a wide-angle lens:
a wide-angle camera; a wide-angle shot.
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