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portholing

portholing noun: a circular vignette-like defect where the image fades at the borders.

Noun

portholing (uncountable)

  1. A circular vignette-like defect where the image fades at the borders.

Origin of portholing

From porthole + -ing.

Questions about portholing

What does portholing mean?
Portholing means a circular vignette-like defect where the image fades at the borders.
What part of speech is portholing?
Portholing is a noun.

Words near portholing in the dictionary

  1. Porthmadog
  2. porthole
  3. portholed
  4. portholelike
  5. portholes
  6. portholing
  7. Portholland
  8. porthors
  9. porthouse
  10. porthouses
  11. Porths

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