pixelationn.

Brit.

/ˌpɪksᵻˈleɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˌpɪksəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/

Forms: 1900s– pixelation, 1900s– pixellation, 1900s– pixilation, 1900s– pixillation.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pixel n., -ation suffix.

Etymology: < pixel n. + -ation suffix, after pixelate v. Compare pixelated adj.

The capturing or reproduction of an image in the form of pixels, resulting in a grainy picture; spec. deliberate blurring of parts of a televisual or photographic image for purposes of censorship or to maintain the anonymity of the subject.

ΚΠ

1982 Internat. Conf. Electronic Image Processing 105/1 The tendency is to use the finest pixellation available.

1991 Risks Digest (ACM Forum) (Electronic text) 11 July The process used to hide a face on television is called ‘pixellation’. An area of the screen is imaged at a reduced resolution.

1993 Camcorder User Mar. 79/2 The lack of pixelation is impressive—circles are curved rather than crafted in a series of steps. Diagonal lines suffer slight jagging, but this will only worry the most nitpicking users.

2003 Daily Mail (Nexis) 30 Oct. 52 We offered them full disguise—makeup, wigs, pixellation and electronic alteration of their voices.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	pixelation
释义	pixelationn. Brit. /ˌpɪksᵻˈleɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌpɪksəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ Forms: 1900s– pixelation, 1900s– pixellation, 1900s– pixilation, 1900s– pixillation. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pixel n., -ation suffix. Etymology: < pixel n. + -ation suffix, after pixelate v. Compare pixelated adj. The capturing or reproduction of an image in the form of pixels, resulting in a grainy picture; spec. deliberate blurring of parts of a televisual or photographic image for purposes of censorship or to maintain the anonymity of the subject. ΚΠ 1982 Internat. Conf. Electronic Image Processing 105/1 The tendency is to use the finest pixellation available. 1991 Risks Digest (ACM Forum) (Electronic text) 11 July The process used to hide a face on television is called ‘pixellation’. An area of the screen is imaged at a reduced resolution. 1993 Camcorder User Mar. 79/2 The lack of pixelation is impressive—circles are curved rather than crafted in a series of steps. Diagonal lines suffer slight jagging, but this will only worry the most nitpicking users. 2003 Daily Mail (Nexis) 30 Oct. 52 We offered them full disguise—makeup, wigs, pixellation and electronic alteration of their voices. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1982
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