Noun: dither di-dhu(r)
- An excited state of agitation
"he was in a dither";
- pother, fuss, tizzy [informal], flap [informal], tizz [informal]
- Act nervously; be undecided; be uncertain
"He dithered about asking her out"; "She dithered between the two job offers"
- Make a fuss; be agitated
"She dithered over what to wear";
- flap, pother
- (computing) to smooth jagged edges of a curve by placing shaded pixels between the pixels that make up the curve, usually done by graphics programs
"The image editor used dithering to improve the appearance of the low-resolution logo"
- (computing) to create a new colour by displaying a fine pattern of coloured pixels that appears to the eye as a new colour; for example, a pattern of black and white pixels equally spaced would appear as grey
"The old computer monitor used dithering to simulate a wider range of colours"
Derived forms: dithered, dithering, dithers
Type of: agitation, fret, fuss, niggle, stew [informal]
Encyclopedia: Dither