"pixelation" meaning in English

See pixelation in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pɪksəˈleɪʃən/ Forms: pixelations [plural], pixellation [alternative]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: Etymology tree English pixel Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English pixelation From pixel + -ation. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|pixel|-ation|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English pixel Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English pixelation [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "lbor.", "keyword_label" : "Learned borrowing from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-tiHō", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-Hō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-tiō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-tiō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ātiō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-ation", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-acioun", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ation", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "pixelation", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="pixelation"> From pixel + -ation. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} pixelation (countable and uncountable, plural pixelations)
  1. A blocky effect caused by enlarging a bitmap so that individual pixels can be distinguished. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-pixelation-en-noun-46-0Vfex Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English terms suffixed with -ation, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ation: 46 54 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 45 55
  2. The deliberate obscuring or censoring of part of an image by reducing the resolution, resulting in a blocky blur. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the deliberate obscuring or censoring of part of an image by reducing the resolution, resulting in a blocky blur): Verpixelung [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-pixelation-en-noun-3oyIpUMD Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ation, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ation: 46 54 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of 'the deliberate obscuring or censoring of part of an image by reducing the resolution, resulting in a blocky blur': 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: pixelation ratio Related terms: pixelisation

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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