eigenanatomy

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noun

A mathematical approximation of the eigendecomposition of an image

OriginEnglish anatomy ← Middle English anatomie ← Old French anatomie →
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Meanings

nouneigenanatomy (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA mathematical approximation of the eigendecomposition of an image

    We extracted 30 sparse eigenanatomy components from the images.

    2015 October 29, “Relation of Childhood Home Environment to Cortical Thickness in Late Adolescence: Specificity of Experience and Timing”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eyḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eh₂óyḱe
  3. Proto-Germanic*aiganą
  4. Proto-Germanic*aiganaz
  5. Proto-West Germanic*aigan
  6. Old High Germaneigan
  7. Middle High Germaneigen
  8. Germaneigen
  9. Englisheigen-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂en-
  11. Proto-Hellenic*aná
  12. Ancient Greekᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ)
  13. Ancient Greekἀνα- (ana-)
  14. Proto-Indo-European*temh₁-
  15. Ancient Greekτέμνω (témnō)
  16. Ancient Greekἀνατέμνω (anatémnō)
  17. Ancient Greekἀνατομή (anatomḗ)
  18. Latinanatomia
  19. Old Frenchanatomie
  20. Middle Englishanatomie
  21. Englishanatomy
  22. Englisheigenanatomy

From eigen- + anatomy.

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APA

eigenanatomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eigenanatomy

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Chicago

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