Meanings
verbdescreen (third-person singular simple present descreens, present participle descreening, simple past and past participle descreened)
present singular third person descreens · participle present descreening · participle past descreened · past descreened
- transitiveTo remove Moiré-pattern artifacts when scanning half-tone printed images.
This software feature is used to descreen digital images produced from half-tone printed sources.
Origin
From de- + screen. The Moiré pattern often gives the effect of viewing an image through a screen.
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descreen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/descreen
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