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macroblocks

macroblocks is the plural of macroblock.

Meaning of macroblock

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

Questions about macroblocks

What is macroblocks the plural of?
Macroblocks is the plural of macroblock.

Words near macroblocks in the dictionary

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

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