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pixelization

pixelization noun: 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.

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

Synonyms of pixelization

Forms of pixelization

pluralpixelizations
alternative formpixelisation

Origin of pixelization

From pixel + -ization.

Words formed from pixelization

Questions about pixelization

What does pixelization mean?
Pixelization means 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.
What part of speech is pixelization?
Pixelization is a noun.
What is the plural of pixelization?
The plural of pixelization is pixelizations.

Words near pixelization in the dictionary

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

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