demosaic

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verb

To convert (the samples provided by the mosaic-like colour filter array of a digital camera) into a full-colour image.

OriginEnglish mosaic ← Middle French mosaïque ← Italian mosaico →
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Meanings

verbdemosaic (third-person singular simple present demosaics, present participle demosaicking or demosaicing, simple past and past participle demosaicked or demosaiced)

present singular third person demosaics · participle present demosaicking · participle present demosaicing · participle past demosaicked · past demosaicked · participle past demosaiced · past demosaiced

  1. transitivegraphicsTo convert (the samples provided by the mosaic-like colour filter array of a digital camera) into a full-colour image.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Ancient GreekΜοῦσᾰ (Moûsă)
  8. Ancient GreekΜουσεῖον (Mouseîon)
  9. Ancient Greekμουσεῖον (mouseîon)
  10. Late Latinmūsīvum
  11. Medieval Latinmusaicum
  12. Italianmosaico
  13. Middle Frenchmosaïque
  14. Englishmosaic
  15. Englishdemosaic

From de- + mosaic.

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APA

demosaic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demosaic

MLA

“demosaic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demosaic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “demosaic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demosaic.

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