letter-box
1Letter box — Letter Let ter, n. [OE. lettre, F. lettre, OF. letre, fr. L. littera, litera, a letter; pl., an epistle, a writing, literature, fr. linere, litum, to besmear, to spread or rub over; because one of the earliest modes of writing was by graving the… …
2Letter-box — (engl.), Briefkasten, Abholungs , Schließfach (s.d.) …
3letter box — ► NOUN 1) chiefly Brit. a slot in a door through which mail is delivered. 2) (letterbox) a format for presenting widescreen films on a standard television screen, in which the image fills the width but not the height of the screen …
4letter box — n. MAILBOX …
5Letter box — This article is about boxes for depositing letters. For video framing, see letterbox. For the type of interprocess communication, see MailSlot . A letter box, letterbox, letter plate, letter hole, mail slot, or mailbox is a receptacle for… …
6letter box — noun 1. a numbered compartment in a post office where mail is put to be called for • Syn: ↑Post Office box, ↑PO Box, ↑POB, ↑call box • Hypernyms: ↑compartment 2. public box for deposit of mail • …
7letter box — mail box, postal box …
8letter box — let′ter box n. brit. a public or private mailbox • Etymology: 1765–75 …
9letter box — noun Date: 1772 British mailbox 1 …
10Letter-box — Letterbox Une image au format large original de 2.35:1 « letterboxé », sur un écran 4/3 Letterbox est un mode d affichage d une image ou source vidéo sur un téléviseur, un moniteur vidéo ou informatique. Il permet en particulier de… …
