An anamorphic lense.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

The films got remastered in anamorphic format for the set!.    From Wordnik.com.  [New releases, 04 October 2005] Reference

The film is presented in anamorphic widescreen (1.78: 1) and in 2.0 mono.    From Wordnik.com.  [KINGDOM OF THE SPIDERS Special Edition DVD Review – Collider.com] Reference

Universal presents the film on Blu-ray (no less) in anamorphic widescreen and DTS-HD 5.1 surround.    From Wordnik.com.  [AMERICAN PIE Presents: The Book of Love Blu-ray Review – Collider.com] Reference

Twentieth Century Fox presents the film on Blu-ray in anamorphic widescreen (2.35: 1) and in 5.1 DTS-HD.    From Wordnik.com.  [(500) DAYS OF SUMMER Blu-ray Review – Collider.com] Reference

The 5-disc set will include all 17 first season episodes of the show in anamorphic widescreen with Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround audio.    From Wordnik.com.  [Denny Crane.] Reference

Vertigo wasn’t available in anamorphic video until this set ….    From Wordnik.com.  [New releases, 04 October 2005] Reference

A) the PSP screen is significantly, bigger, sharper, AND in anamorphic format.    From Wordnik.com.  [10 Thoughts on iPod Video] Reference

She is best known for her 3D street paintings, also called anamorphic or pavement chalk art.    From Wordnik.com.  [بالاترین] Reference

Summit’s DVD presents the film in anamorphic widescreen (1.78: 1) and in Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround.    From Wordnik.com.  [THE HURT LOCKER DVD Review – Collider.com] Reference

The PSP has a much bigger screen, in anamorphic format btw, that I’m sure is sharper than Apple’s.    From Wordnik.com.  [The new iPod video] Reference

But she's best known for her 3-D paintings also called anamorphic or pavement chalk art, many of which are interactive.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Times of India] Reference

You don't need special glasses to view these eye-popping works of 3D street painting, also called anamorphic or illusionistic art.    From Wordnik.com.  [Alpha.CNET.com: Most recent posts] Reference

The anamorphic is unbelievable.    From Wordnik.com.  [When I want to procrastinate, I… « Dating Jesus] Reference

How does "anamorphic" widescreen fit into all of this and how does one encode / author an anamorphic widescreen DVD?.    From Wordnik.com.  [VideoHelp.com Forum] Reference

On the other hand, the same general kind of anamorphic processes, when applied to coal, result in concentration and improvement of grade.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Economic Aspect of Geology] Reference

That is a cropped anamorphic image. .ridiculously cropped.    From Wordnik.com.  [VOTD: Frame 137 Teaser Trailer | /Film] Reference

You can only see it in an anamorphic widescreen version, though.    From Wordnik.com.  [Filmstalker: Top Movie Mistakes] Reference

Imax frames take about 6 times longer than anamorphic to render.    From Wordnik.com.  [TRANSFORMERS REVENGE OF THE FALLEN Fun Facts – Collider.com] Reference

It's nice to hear that he's committed to film and anamorphic lenses.    From Wordnik.com.  [Michael Bay Testing 3D for Transformers 3 | /Film] Reference

Best of all is the anamorphic image in Holbein's The Ambassadors.    From Wordnik.com.  [That light you loved last April.] Reference

Parking lot wayfinding by means of giant, stereoscopic anamorphic.    From Wordnik.com.  [Boing Boing] Reference

Same extras, same anamorphic transfer that originally came out in 2001.    From Wordnik.com.  [New releases, 21 June 2005] Reference

Given that the video is anamorphic, I can forgive almost anything else.    From Wordnik.com.  [All This Time] Reference

All are in French with solid anamorphic tranfers, pillar-boxed at 1.66:1.    From Wordnik.com.  [DVD of the Week: Alain Delon - Five Film Collection] Reference

I also like having it in glorious anamorphic widescreen with 5.1 surround sound.    From Wordnik.com.  [New releases, 14 June 2005] Reference

A related concern is the introduction of anamorphic encoding on most new releases.    From Wordnik.com.  [Simple Tricks and Nonsense: Double-dipping Your DVDs] Reference

Both of you can't just "lomo-anamorphic lens" your fundamental filmmaking problems away.    From Wordnik.com.  [VOTD: Frame 137 Teaser Trailer | /Film] Reference

My only real problem is when I go to watch a movie on Netflix Instant and its non-anamorphic.    From Wordnik.com.  [3 Ways to Make Netflix Even Better – Collider.com] Reference

John insisted we go with Panavision equipment, and in fact, that we shoot anamorphic widescreen.    From Wordnik.com.  [Row Three » The Films of John Carpenter: Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) - Where Cinema is more than just $100 Million productions] Reference

It's a big, anamorphic, beautiful, -- like you said, it's full of vistas of that Western landscape.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript May 11, 2006] Reference

It was one of the first DVDs ever released, and thus one of the earliest examples of anamorphic DVD.    From Wordnik.com.  [Definitive Bladerunner DVD to release from Warner Home Video] Reference

Of course, I was aware of the coming anamorphic technology and so I've been careful with my purchases.    From Wordnik.com.  [Simple Tricks and Nonsense: Double-dipping Your DVDs] Reference

Warner Bros. presents the show in its original aspect ratio of 1.78: 1 with an anamorphic widescreen transfer.    From Wordnik.com.  [Flixnjoystix.com! » Bobert Ain’t So Batty About THE BATMAN: Season 2!] Reference

Although these are non-anamorphic versions, they do preserve the original widescreen composition of the movies.    From Wordnik.com.  [Filmstalker: Original unaltered Star Wars on DVD] Reference

I've bought this movie 3 times (VHS, non-anamorphic dvd, anamorphic dvd) and I know when I eventually get my Blu Ray player.    From Wordnik.com.  [John Carpenter’s The Thing on Hulu | /Film] Reference

The 1.85: 1 anamorphic widescreen image is impressively free of debris such as dust and scratches, and it is generally sharp and clear.    From Wordnik.com.  [GreenCine Daily: DVDs, 10/25.] Reference

It's hard to imagine this movie not being awesome, if it's anywhere close to what the trailer promises in glorious "anamorphic duovision.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Boing Boing] Reference