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pixelisation

pixelisation is the alternative spelling of pixelization.

Meaning of pixelization

Noun

pixelization (countable and uncountable, plural pixelizations)

  1. 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. The blurring of part of an image by setting groups of pixels that are close to each other to the same color.
    Synonyms:
    mosaic

Origin of pixelisation

From pixel + -isation.

Questions about pixelisation

What is pixelisation the alternative spelling of?
Pixelisation is the alternative spelling of pixelization.

Words near pixelisation in the dictionary

  1. pixelfuck
  2. pixelfucked
  3. pixelfucking
  4. pixelfucks
  5. pixeling
  6. pixelisation
  7. pixelise
  8. pixelization
  9. pixelizations
  10. pixelize
  11. pixelized

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