ghosting
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- noun
- /ˈɡoʊstɪŋ/
- Specialized
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fantasma
- If you're as picky as I am, you might want to move the camera and see if you're getting any ghosting, tapping F5 to scroll through interlacing modes.
Examples
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Super Multi-Layer Coating to reduce flare and ghosting and provide sharp and high-contrast images even in backlit conditions.
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It's not HD: at 854 x 480, it's the same resolution as the original Wii's video output, but games look sharp and brightly colored, with no evidence of blur or ghosting.
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An example of this blurring or ghosting is shown in this short video:
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Now, with any further work you do with the video, you won't have to worry about the 'ghosting' effect happening to you in the end render output.
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Persistent e-ink issues still exist, like ghosting, but it's minor and hardly noticeable on the Paperwhite.
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The CorrectImage printer calibration technique is incorporated for uniform color distribution, compensating for elemental printhead variations during the printing process and reducing ghosting and color shifting.
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In low-light conditions, the camera's sensor produced ghosting, making the images look blurry and indistinct.
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We noticed significant ghosting on the screen while watching a fast-paced movie, as the images lingered longer than they should.
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The photograph had ghosting artifacts due to the lens reflecting light incorrectly, which blurred the subjects in the picture.
Synonyms
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A faint memory or feeling from the past that affects you
Antonyms
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Morphology
ghosting = ghost (semi-transparent) = ghost + ing
The word is built from 'ghost' + '-ing', but the technical sense is a specialized metaphorical extension rather than a fully literal and predictable combination.
Etymology
Ghosting comes from ghost meaning a 'spirit' or 'shadow' and the ending -ing for an action; a faint, doubled image on a screen or photo looks like a 'ghost' of the real picture, which is why we call that faint duplicate image ghosting.