posterize
English
/ˈpəʊstəɹaɪz/
verb
Definitions
- To reduce the number of colors in an image, changing a continuous gradation of tone to several regions of fewer tones, with abrupt changes from one tone to another.
- (basketball): To score a slam dunk by leaping over another player.
Etymology
Suffix from English poster.
Origin
English
poster
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- billposter English
- fourposter English
- post English
- poster English
- posterboard English
- postering English
- posterise English
- posterization English
- posterlike English
- shitposter English
- Poster German
- poszter Hungarian
- постер Russian
- póster Spanish, Castilian
- poster Swedish
- ポスター Japanese
- pòster Catalan, Valencian
- پوستر Persian
- โปสเตอร์ Thai
- poster Welsh
- ပိုစတာ Burmese
- 포스터 Korean
- posta Tok Pisin