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pixelization en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English pixel Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize 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 -ization English pixelization From pixel + -ization.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The result of enlarging a digital image further than the resolution of the monitor device, usually 72 dpi (dots per inch), causing the individual pixels making up the image to become more prominent, thus causing a grainy appearance in the image.
  2. (countable, uncountable) The blurring of part of an image by setting groups of pixels that are close to each other to the same color.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
pixelizations Number=Plur lexicographic
pixelisation alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

superpixelization

Relateds

pixelation

Synonyms

mosaic

Translations (2)

sd عَڪسِلڪارِي (enlarging a digital image) · pt pixelização (enlarging a digital image)