English Explanatory Dictionary

pixel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory.
  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.
verb
  1. To create computer graphics by editing individual pixels.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɪk.səl/ /ˈpɪk.sɛl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pixel.wav

Word forms

pixel pixels pixeling pixelling pixeled pixelled

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

pel pictel px

Derived words

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
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