macroblock
A block of adjacent pixels, typically a rectangular 16×16 block
Noun
- A block of adjacent pixels, typically a rectangular 16×16 block
- An area of a dig where there are multiple adjacent block excavations
- In 1975 the macroblock area was stepped back so that a smaller block excavation could extend below Horizon 8. - 2003, David L. Carlson, “Figuring Out "What Happened in the Middle Archaic?"”, in Theory, Method, and...
Origin
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós Proto-Hellenic *makrós Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós)der. French macro-der. English macro- English block English macroblock From macro- + block.