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pixelation en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /pɪksəˈleɪʃən/

Etymology

Etymology tree English pixel Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English pixelation From pixel + -ation.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) A blocky effect caused by enlarging a bitmap so that individual pixels can be distinguished.
  2. (countable, uncountable) The deliberate obscuring or censoring of part of an image by reducing the resolution, resulting in a blocky blur.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
pixellation alternative lexicographic
pixelations Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

pixelation ratio

Relateds

pixelisation

Translations (1)

de Verpixelung (the deliberate obscuring or censoring of part of an image by reducing the resolution, resulting in a blocky blur)