"photochop" meaning in All languages combined

See photochop on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: photochops [plural]
Etymology: Blend of photoshop + chop Etymology templates: {{blend|en|photoshop|chop}} Blend of photoshop + chop Head templates: {{en-noun}} photochop (plural photochops)
  1. (informal) A digitally altered image, especially in a bad or sloppy way. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-photochop-en-noun-2SRHmyBu Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English blends: 34 36 30 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 40 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [English]

Forms: photochops [present, singular, third-person], photochopping [participle, present], photochopped [participle, past], photochopped [past]
Etymology: photo- + chop Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|photo|chop}} photo- + chop Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} photochop (third-person singular simple present photochops, present participle photochopping, simple past and past participle photochopped)
  1. (electronics, transitive) To convert, by chopping, a DC (or slowly varying AC) input signal into a higher frequency signal. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Electronics
    Sense id: en-photochop-en-verb-sLzDuJN7 Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with photo- Disambiguation of English blends: 34 36 30 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 40 25 Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [English]

Forms: photochops [present, singular, third-person], photochopping [participle, present], photochopped [participle, past], photochopped [past]
Etymology: Blend of photoshop + chop Etymology templates: {{blend|en|photoshop|chop}} Blend of photoshop + chop Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} photochop (third-person singular simple present photochops, present participle photochopping, simple past and past participle photochopped)
  1. (informal, transitive) To digitally alter (an image), especially sloppily or badly; to photoshop. Tags: informal, transitive
    Sense id: en-photochop-en-verb-NtExEbuQ Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English blends: 34 36 30 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 40 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for photochop meaning in All languages combined (6.2kB)

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