Etymology

bicubic

B3I1C3U1B3I1C3

Today it means: Of or pertaining to interpolation in two dimensions using cubic splines or other polynomials (technique for sharpening enlargements of digital images). Full definition →

English cubic ← Latin bi- ← Proto-Italic *dwi-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Italic*dwi-
  4. Latinbi-
  5. Englishbi-
  6. Englishcubic
  7. English todaybicubic

From bi- + cubic.

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