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Transform vs Pixelate - What's the difference?

transform | pixelate |

As verbs the difference between transform and pixelate

is that transform is to change greatly the appearance or form of while pixelate is to divide an image into pixels, or to display an image in pixels.

As a noun transform

is (mathematics) the result of a transformation.

transform

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To change greatly the appearance or form of.
  • The alchemists sought to transform lead into gold.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Love may transform me to an oyster.
  • * {{quote-magazine, year=2012, month=March-April
  • , author= , title=Well-connected Brains , volume=100, issue=2, page=171 , magazine=(American Scientist) citation , passage=Creating a complete map of the human connectome would therefore be a monumental milestone but not the end of the journey to understanding how our brains work. The achievement will transform neuroscience and serve as the starting point for asking questions we could not otherwise have answered, […].}}
  • To change the nature, condition or function of; to change in nature, disposition, heart, character, etc.; to convert.
  • * Bible, Romans xii. 2
  • Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind.
  • (mathematics) To subject to a transformation; to change into another form without altering the value.
  • (electricity) To subject to the action of a transformer.
  • (genetics) To subject (a cell) to transformation.
  • To undergo a transformation.
  • Synonyms

    * (change greatly the appearance or form of) alter, change, convert, make over, transmogrify * (sense) alter, change * (undergo a transformation) alter, change

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mathematics) the result of a transformation
  • Derived terms

    * Fourier transform

    pixelate

    English

    Alternative forms

    * pixellate

    Verb

    (pixelat)
  • To divide an image into pixels, or to display an image in pixels
  • *{{quote-news, year=2009, date=2009-08-19, author=Andreas Kokkino, title=Best in Show, work=New York Times citation
  • , passage=In a fittingly modern use of mosaic tile, Tord Boontje pixelates his signature floral designs in a new collection of storage furniture for Bisazza Home. }}
  • To transform an image into large pixels in order to hide an identity
  • Usage notes

    * Be careful not to confuse the simple past and past participle, pixelated, with the completely unrelated term pixilated.