pixel

[pik-suhl, -sel] / ˈpɪk səl, -sɛl /

NOUN

smallest element of an image

Synonyms

STRONGEST

pel

STRONG

picture element

WEAK

component constituent dot element

Example Sentences

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The research team used a method called pixel cross-correlation to examine the video frame by frame and measure how the ground shifted.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

Because each pixel produces its own light, no separate backlight is required.

From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2026

Also in here, albeit in a retro, pixel art style that may bring to mind the “Final Fantasy” series from its Super Nintendo days.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

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

Many convergent lines are drawn on a color monitor in such a way that every pixel struck has its color incremented.

From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.