Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pixelize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pix-elize
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To pixelate; to convert into pixels.

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Vector graphics are resolution-independent and can be scaled to any size without losing detail, whereas a bitmap image is resolution-dependent and can pixelize when printed beyond its resolution parameters."
"Aftenposten’s editor-in-chief, Espen Egil Hansen, said the newspaper had received a message from Facebook asking it to “either remove or pixelize” the photograph."

Etymology

From pixel + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: pixel

Usage

Inflected Forms

pixelizes (present, singular) pixelizing (participle, present) pixelized (participle, past) pixelized (past)

Derived Forms

pixelization

Questions

What does pixelize mean?: To pixelate; to convert into pixels.
Where does pixelize come from?: From pixel + -ize.

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