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macroblock

macroblock noun: a block of adjacent pixels, typically a rectangular 16×16 block.

Noun

macroblock (plural macroblocks)

  1. (video compression) A block of adjacent pixels, typically a rectangular 16×16 block
  2. An area of a dig where there are multiple adjacent block excavations
    • In 1975 the macroblock area was stepped back so that a smaller block excavation could extend below Horizon 8.2003, David L. Carlson, “Figuring Out "What Happened in the Middle Archaic?"”, in Theory, Method, and Practice in Modern Archaeology, →ISBN, page 78

Forms of macroblock

pluralmacroblocks

Origin of macroblock

From macro- + block.

Words formed from macroblock

Questions about macroblock

What does macroblock mean?
Macroblock means a block of adjacent pixels, typically a rectangular 16×16 block.
What part of speech is macroblock?
Macroblock is a noun.
What is the plural of macroblock?
The plural of macroblock is macroblocks.

Words near macroblock in the dictionary

  1. macroblast
  2. macroblasts
  3. macrobleed
  4. macrobleeds
  5. macroblepharon
  6. macroblock
  7. macroblocking
  8. macroblocks
  9. macroborer
  10. macroborers
  11. macroboring

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