pixelated

[pik-suh-leyt]

pix·el·ate

[pik-suh-leyt] verb, pix·el·at·ed, pix·el·at·ing.
verb (used with object),
1.
in computer graphics and digital photography, to cause (an image) to break up into pixels, as by overenlarging the image: When enlarging a photograph, first increase the resolution to avoid pixelating it.
2.
to blur (parts of a digital image) by creating unclear, pixel-like patches, for purposes of censorship or to maintain the anonymity of the subject: Police have asked the media to pixelate the faces of the men who were taken into custody.
verb (used without object)
3.
(of a computer graphic or other digital image) to break up into visible pixels: We tried to watch the old, scratched DVD, but the image pixelated before our eyes.

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Pixelated is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
Also, especially British, pix·el·late.
Sometimes, pix·i·late.


Origin:
pixel + -ate1

pix·el·a·tion, pix·el·i·za·tion [pik-suh-luh-zey-shuhn] especially British, pix·el·la·tion, noun
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Main Entry:  pixelated1
Part of Speech:  adj
Definition:  pertaining to a printed image which has been digitized; visible as a pattern of pixels; also written pixellated
Main Entry:  pixelated2
Part of Speech:  adj
Definition:  bewildered, confused; slightly insane; also called pixilated
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