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Pixel

/ˈpɪksəl/

One of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory.

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📖 Definitions of "Pixel"

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 pixel art work or a zoomed in image in a computer.

verb

1
To create computer graphics by editing individual pixels.

🔄 Synonyms of "Pixel"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
pelnoun	(dated) pixel
picture elementnoun	(computer science) the smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a crt screen (usually a colored dot)

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Pixel"

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Word	Definition
pelnoun	(dated) pixel
picture elementnoun	(computer science) the smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a crt screen (usually a colored dot)
pointnoun	A small dot or mark.
dotnoun	A small, round spot.
samplenoun	A part or snippet of something taken or presented for inspection, or shown as evidence of the quality of the whole; a specimen.
unitnoun	(mathematics) Oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a whole number; a magnitude of one.
cellnoun	(biology) The basic unit of a living organism, consisting of a quantity of protoplasm surrounded by a cell membrane, which is able to synthesize proteins and replicate itself.
voxelnoun	(computer graphics) The three-dimensional analogue of a pixel; a volume element representing some numerical quantity, such as the colour, of a point in three-dimensional space, used in the visualisation and analysis of three-dimensional (especially scientific and medical) data.
texelnoun	(computer graphics) An image representing the smallest unit of a texture that may be repeated to tile a region of the display.
micropixelnoun	A very small pixel.
thumbnailnoun	(chiefly computing) A small picture, used as a compact representation of a larger image.
pindotnoun	A microscopically small dot, comparable to a pinprick.
microimagenoun	A microscopically small image.
pinpointnoun	Something infinitesimal; a tiny point.
microdotnoun	A text or photographic image that has been reduced in size to that of a typographical dot in order to escape detection by unintended recipients.
kilopixelnoun	A thousand pixels
pinpricknoun	An insignificant puncture made by a pin or similar point.
macropixelnoun	A relatively large pixel
micropicturenoun	A very small picture
micropolygonnoun	(computer graphics) A very small polygon.