Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prepass

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: prepass
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A prior pass of an algorithm or process, sometimes as an optimization to handle simpler cases.

Example Sentences

"If you're trying to render an image of 800 × 600 pixels and you do the prepass with just 200 × 150 pixels, then you'll see fewer details there and you can't place the sampling points as exactly."

Etymology

From pre- + pass.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pre

Inflected Forms

prepasses (plural)

Questions

What does prepass mean?: A prior pass of an algorithm or process, sometimes as an optimization to handle simpler cases.
Where does prepass come from?: From pre- + pass.

How to pronounce prepass

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “prepass”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “prepass”.
Repeat and practice — Say “prepass” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.