Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
the ratio of the width to the height of a tv picture;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Aspect ratio \Aspect ratio\ (A["e]ronautics)
The ratio of the long to the short side of an a["e]roplane,
a["e]rocurve, or wing.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
aspect ratio
n 1: the ratio of the width to the height of a tv picture
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
aspect ratio
The ratio of width to height of a pixel, image,
or display screen. Square pixels (1:1) are considered
preferable but displays are usually about 5:4.
(1994-11-30)