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pixel

/ˈpɪk.səl/noun2 syllables

Pixel means: (computer science) the smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a colored dot).

Synonyms for pixel4

noun, as in (computer science) the smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a colored dot)

pel, picture element

also used for pixel

pictel, px

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What does pixel mean?1

noun

1

(computer science) the smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a colored dot)“the greater the number of pixels per inch, the greater the resolution”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Pixel in a sentence

  • Look, that artist is creating a piece of art out of pixels!Tom9358
  • The picture on your television set is made up of tiny squares called pixels.Hybrid
  • These squares are called pixels—short for picture elements.Hybrid
  • The artist tried to matrixify the portrait into a grid of glowing pixels.rul
  • My phone's screen has a broken pixel.zzxjoanw
  • An image contains thousands of pixels.araneo
  • Tom's new camera can take images with much higher pixel counts than his old one could.Jesse

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of pixel

as a noun

plural
pixels