grainy
pronunciation
How to pronounce grainy in British English:
UK [ˈgreɪni]
How to pronounce grainy in American English:
US [ˈɡreni]
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- Adjective:
- composed of or covered with relatively large particles
Word Origin
- grainy (adj.)
- 1610s, "full of grains," from grain + -y (2). Photographic sense is from 1900. In Middle English, grain also was used as an adjective, "like grain, lumpy, spotted" (early 15c.). Related: Graininess.
Example
- 1. It 's also possible that the original picture was blurry or grainy .
- 2. Self realizes that he recognizes one of the guys in the grainy still image .
- 3. They also try to detect if noise-the overexposed pixels within the image that create a grainy effect-was present at the time the photograph was taken or has been added later .
- 4. However , if these pictures are not only flashed very briefly but are also hard to make out to begin with and have a grainy pattern displayed right after them , they often cannot be seen .
- 5. Photos taken in poor light turn out grainy or blurry .