Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flood fill

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.16 in modern English

Syllables
flood- -fill
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A means of filling a discrete area with colour, based on colouring every pixel that can be recursively reached from a starting point.

verb

To fill (an area) in this manner.

Transitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

flood fills (plural) flood fills (present, singular) flood filling (participle, present) flood filled (participle, past) flood filled (past)

Synonyms

seed fill

Questions

What does flood fill mean?
A means of filling a discrete area with colour, based on colouring every pixel that can be recursively reached from a starting point.

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