Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

retinex

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: retinex
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The retina and the cortex.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The multi-scale retinex method (Jobson et al. 1997) is also known as the first work or retinex theory-based contrast enhancement method."

Etymology

Blend of retina + cortex.

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

retinex theory

Questions

What does retinex mean?: The retina and the cortex.
Where does retinex come from?: Blend of retina + cortex.

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