Etymology

pansharpening

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Today it means: The process of merging panchromatic and multispectral images to increase colour resolution Full definition →

English sharpening ← Ancient Greek πᾰν- (păn-) ← Proto-Hellenic *pánts
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*peh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ph₂énts?
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pánts
  4. Ancient Greekπᾶς (pâs)
  5. Ancient Greekπᾰν- (păn-)
  6. Englishpan-
  7. Englishsharpening
  8. English todaypansharpening

From pan- + sharpening.

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