softmask

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verb

To convert hard edges in an image to soft ones, by the use of a "fuzzy" mask.

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Meanings

verbsoftmask (third-person singular simple present softmasks, present participle softmasking, simple past and past participle softmasked)

present singular third person softmasks · participle present softmasking · participle past softmasked · past softmasked · alternative soft mask · alternative soft-mask

  1. computer graphicsTo convert hard edges in an image to soft ones, by the use of a "fuzzy" mask.
nounsoftmask (plural softmasks)

plural softmasks · alternative soft mask · alternative soft-mask

  1. computer graphicsA mask of this kind.

Origin

From soft + mask.

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APA

softmask. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/softmask

MLA

“softmask.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/softmask. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “softmask,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/softmask.

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