megapixel

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noun

One million pixels, used as a unit of resolution of digital cameras.

“This camera has a resolution of three megapixels.”

OriginEnglish pixel ← Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs) ← Proto-Hellenic *mégas →
CommonScrabble 21
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Meanings

nounmegapixel (plural megapixels)

plural megapixels

  1. One million pixels, used as a unit of resolution of digital cameras.

    This camera has a resolution of three megapixels.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*méǵh₂s
  2. Proto-Hellenic*mégas
  3. Ancient Greekμέγᾰς (mégăs)
  4. Englishmega-
  5. Englishpixel
  6. Englishmegapixel

From mega- + pixel.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 兆像素
  • 兆像素 (zhàoxiàngsù)one million pixels
Finnish megapikseli
  • megapikselione million pixels
French mégapixel
  • mégapixelone million pixels
German Megapixel
  • Megapixelone million pixels
Hungarian megapixel
  • megapixelone million pixels
Italian megapixel
  • megapixelone million pixels
Japanese メガピクセル
  • メガピクセル (megapikuseru)one million pixels
Korean 메가픽셀
  • 메가픽셀 (megapiksel)one million pixels
Portuguese megapíxel
  • megapíxelone million pixels
Russian мегапи́ксель
  • мегапи́ксель (megapíkselʹ)one million pixels
Swahili megapikseli
  • megapikselione million pixels
Swedish megapixel
  • megapixelone million pixels
Turkish megapiksel
  • megapikselone million pixels
Ukrainian мегапі́ксель
  • мегапі́ксель (mehapíkselʹ)one million pixels
Cite this entry
APA

megapixel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megapixel

MLA

“megapixel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megapixel. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “megapixel,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megapixel.

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