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pixel

[pik-suhl, -sel] / ˈpɪk səl, -sɛl /
NOUN
smallest element of an image
Synonyms
STRONGEST
pel
STRONG
picture element
WEAK


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Each pixel measures just 49 nanometers, which is about ten times smaller than the wavelength of visible light.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

While often in a retro pixel art style, at times the game shifted into a more modern open-world look.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

By rotating the light source and recording how the scattering signal changes, researchers can reconstruct the direction of the fibers within each pixel of an image.

From Science Daily • Dec. 9, 2025

The VLT’s Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer instrument can take an image of the whole galaxy with each pixel broken down into a spectrum of different wavelengths.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 17, 2024

The neighbors of a pixel determine where the threshold should be set for that pixel.

From Library of Congress Workshop on Etexts by Library of Congress