pixel
/ˈpɪk.səl/
pixel noun: one of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory.
Noun
pixel (plural pixels)
- One of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory.
- We have chosen to sample at a 500 KC rate and we define each one of these samples as a picture element or pixel. We have sampled each pixel with 6-bit accuracy which is commensurate with the signal/noise ratio and the data accuracy.1965 April, Fred C. Billingsley, “Digital Video Processing at JPL”, in Eugene B. Turner, editor, Electronic Imaging Techniques I, Proceedings of SPIE, volume 3, Los Angeles
- In the tomographic images of the 30-day-old cheeses, the gantry had to be removed with image processing techniques: first, the binarised image (grey level larger than 10⁴) was eroded with a disk of three pixels.2015 August, Dominik Guggisberg et al., “Mechanism and control of the eye formation in cheese”, in International Dairy Journal, volume 47, Elsevier, →DOI, pages 118–127
- One of the squares that make up a work of pixel art or a zoomed-in image in a computer.
- A unit of measure used in screen displays, resolutions, and similar visual media that represents either linear measure or area.
Verb
pixel (third-person singular simple present pixels, present participle (US) pixeling or (UK) pixelling, simple past and past participle (US) pixeled or (UK) pixelled)
- To create computer graphics by editing individual pixels.
- Whether he's pixeling for cellphones or PCs, here is one artist who has a unique and imaginative vision.2006, NFGMan, Character Design for Mobile Devices, page 110
pixel meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Telugu
pixel in Tamil
- படத்துணுக்கு, படவணு, படச்சில், படப்புள்ளி, படவரைபுள்ளி
pixel in Urdu
- پکسل
pixel in Bengali
- পিক্সেল
pixel in Telugu
- పిక్సెల్, పిక్సల్, పిక్సెల్కు
More languagesFewer languages
- pixel in Malayalam
- പിക്സെൽ
- pixel in Kannada
- ಪಿಕ್ಸೆಲ್
- pixel in Gujarati
- પિક્સેલ
- pixel in Odia
- ପିକ୍ସେଲକୁ, ପିକ୍ସେଲ୍
- pixel in Arabic
- بِكْسِل biksil
- pixel in Malay
- piksel
- pixel in Thai
- พิกเซล pík-sêo
- pixel in Vietnamese
- điểm ảnh
- Sindhi
- عَڪسِل ʻaksil
Examples of pixel in a sentence
- The pitch of pixels on the point scale is 72 pixels per inch.
- The program limited plottable pixels to the confines of the screen.
- The flood fill algorithm fills an area with colour by starting at one pixel and recursively visiting its neighbours.
Synonyms of pixel
Forms of pixel
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | pixels |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | pixels |
| present participle US | pixeling |
| present participle UK | pixelling |
| past participle US | pixeled |
| past US | pixeled |
| past participle UK | pixelled |
| past UK | pixelled |
Origin of pixel
pix (“pictures”), + el(ement); often taken to be a blend of “picture” and “element”. The ⟨x⟩ stems from the abbreviation pics being sometimes also written as pix, which has been in use since the 1880s. First attested in 1965.
Words formed from pixel
- biopixel
- dead pixel
- dixel
- edgel
- flixel
- interpixel
- mixel
- multipixel
- nonpixel
- peep pixels
- pixel art
- pixelate
- pixelated
- pixelation
- pixelfuck
- pixel hunt
- pixel hunting
- pixelisation
- pixelization
- pixelize
- pixellated
- pixelly
- pixelmap
- pixel peep
- pixel peeper
- pixel-perfect
- pixel pusher
- pixelscape
- pixel shader
- pixel shifting
- pixel sorting
- pixel tracking
- pixelwise
- pixely
- pixmap
- sixel
- spaxel
- stuck pixel
- subpixel
- superpixel
- texel
- trixel
- voxel
Phrases with pixel
Words that rhyme with pixel
Questions about pixel
- What does pixel mean?
- Pixel means one of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory.
- What is pixel in Tamil?
- Pixel in Tamil is படத்துணுக்கு, படவணு, படச்சில். See Pixel meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is pixel?
- Pixel can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce pixel?
- Pixel is pronounced /ˈpɪk.səl/.
- What is the plural of pixel?
- The plural of pixel is pixels.
Words near pixel in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: pixel (page history and authors); pixel (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); pixel (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pixel (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); pixel (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pixel (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pixel (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); pixel (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pixel (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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