pixelation

English

This image of a man has undergone pixelation

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Etymology

Etymology tree
English pixel
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *-is
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.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /pɪksəˈleɪʃən/
    • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

    Noun

    pixelation (countable and uncountable, plural pixelations)

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

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