Definitions

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  • noun Effect caused by zooming in on a bitmap and so making pixels visible, or by enlarging individual pixel colors in rectangular shapes.

Etymologies

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pixel + -ation

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Examples

  • This type of pixelation is nothing new, it's a design technique that's been used quite a bit.

    Beautiful Japanese Poster for Fernando Meirelles' Blindness « FirstShowing.net 2008

  • (02 March 2009) - by Kelsey KeithPlaying on the idea of pixelation, the rooms and suites of the new Pixel Hotel in Linz, Austria, are scattered across the metropolitan area, blurring the definition of the classic hotel.

    Cool Hunting 2009

  • (02 March 2009) - by Kelsey KeithPlaying on the idea of pixelation, the rooms and suites of the new Pixel Hotel in Linz, Austria, are scattered across the metropolitan area, blurring the definition of the classic hotel.

    Cool Hunting 2009

  • Pixel Hotel by Kelsey KeithPlaying on the idea of pixelation, the rooms and suites of the new Pixel Hotel in Linz, Austria, are scattered across the metropolitan area, blurring the definition of the classic hotel.

    Cool Hunting 2009

  • (02 March 2009) - by Kelsey KeithPlaying on the idea of pixelation, the rooms and suites of the new Pixel Hotel in Linz, Austria, are scattered across the metropolitan area, blurring the definition of the classic hotel.

    Cool Hunting 2009

  • (02 March 2009) - by Kelsey KeithPlaying on the idea of pixelation, the rooms and suites of the new Pixel Hotel in Linz, Austria, are scattered across the metropolitan area, blurring the definition of the classic hotel.

    Cool Hunting 2009

  • (02 March 2009) - by Kelsey KeithPlaying on the idea of pixelation, the rooms and suites of the new Pixel Hotel in Linz, Austria, are scattered across the metropolitan area, blurring the definition of the classic hotel.

    Cool Hunting 2009

  • (02 March 2009) - by Kelsey KeithPlaying on the idea of pixelation, the rooms and suites of the new Pixel Hotel in Linz, Austria, are scattered across the metropolitan area, blurring the definition of the classic hotel.

    Cool Hunting 2009

  • (02 March 2009) - by Kelsey KeithPlaying on the idea of pixelation, the rooms and suites of the new Pixel Hotel in Linz, Austria, are scattered across the metropolitan area, blurring the definition of the classic hotel.

    Cool Hunting 2009

  • (02 March 2009) - by Kelsey KeithPlaying on the idea of pixelation, the rooms and suites of the new Pixel Hotel in Linz, Austria, are scattered across the metropolitan area, blurring the definition of the classic hotel.

    Cool Hunting 2009

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