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bicubic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.23 in modern English

Syllables
bicu-bic
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to interpolation in two dimensions using cubic splines or other polynomials (technique for sharpening enlargements of digital images).

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- English cubic English bicubic From bi- + cubic.

Derived Forms

bicubically

Questions

What does bicubic mean?
Of or pertaining to interpolation in two dimensions using cubic splines or other polynomials (technique for sharpening enlargements of digital images).
Where does bicubic come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- English cubic English bicubic From bi- + cubic.

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