noun
pixel
PIHK-suhl
noun
1
One of the tiny individual dots that together make up a digital image or screen display.
"Zoom in far enough on any photo and you'll see the individual pixels."
"The new monitor packs millions more pixels into the same size screen."
How to Use Pixel
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe smallest single dot of color that makes up a digital picture or screen.
Common pairings
pixel density
dead pixel
per pixel
pixel art
Word Forms
pixeled past tense, pixelled past tense, pixels plural, pixels singular
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Etymology
A blend of "pic(ture)" and "element" — first used in the 1960s.