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pixels

pixels is the plural of pixel.

Meaning of pixel

Noun

pixel (plural pixels)

  1. 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
  2. One of the squares that make up a work of pixel art or a zoomed-in image in a computer.
  3. A unit of measure used in screen displays, resolutions, and similar visual media that represents either linear measure or area.

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Phrases with pixels

Questions about pixels

What is pixels the plural of?
Pixels is the plural of pixel.

Words near pixels in the dictionary

  1. pixelled
  2. pixelling
  3. pixelly
  4. pixelmap
  5. pixelmaps
  6. pixels
  7. pixels per inch
  8. pixelscape
  9. pixelscapes
  10. pixelwise
  11. pixely

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