Morphological Operations (Erosion/Dilation)

What is Morphological Operations (Erosion/Dilation)?

Non-linear operations related to the shape or morphology of features. 'Erosion' shrinks objects (removing noise), while 'Dilation' grows them (filling holes).

Where did the term "Morphological Operations (Erosion/Dilation)" come from?

Mathematical Morphology.

How is "Morphological Operations (Erosion/Dilation)" used today?

Fundamental in classical image processing.

Related Terms

• computer-vision
• data-cleaning