Meanings
nounpixel (plural pixels)
plural pixels
- One of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory.
In the tomographic images of the 30-day-old cheeses, the gantry had to be removed with image processing techniques: first, the binarised image (grey level larger than 10⁴) was eroded with a disk of three pixels.
2015 August 28, Dominik Guggisberg et al., “Mechanism and control of the eye formation in cheese”, in International Dairy Journal, volume 47, Elsevier, →DOI, pages 118–1271 more example
We have chosen to sample at a 500 KC rate and we define each one of these samples as a picture element or pixel. We have sampled each pixel with 6-bit accuracy which is commensurate with the signal/noise ratio and the data accuracy.
1965 April, Fred C. Billingsley, “Digital Video Processing at JPL”, in Eugene B. Turner, editor, Electronic Imaging Techniques I, Proceedings of SPIE, volume 3, Los Angeles
verbpixel (third-person singular simple present pixels, present participle (US) pixeling or (UK) pixelling, simple past and past participle (US) pixeled or (UK) pixelled)
present singular third person pixels · US participle present pixeling · UK participle present pixelling · US participle past pixeled · US past pixeled · UK participle past pixelled · UK past pixelled
- To create computer graphics by editing individual pixels.
Whether he's pixeling for cellphones or PCs, here is one artist who has a unique and imaginative vision.
2006, NFGMan, Character Design for Mobile Devices, page 110
Synonyms & antonyms
noun(computer science) the smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a colored dot)
Similar
pelpicture element
Broader
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
pix (“pictures”), + el(ement); often taken to be a blend of “picture” and “element”. The ⟨x⟩ stems from the abbreviation pics being sometimes also written as pix, which has been in use since the 1880s. First attested in 1965.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic بِكْسِل
- بِكْسِل (biksil)one of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory
Catalan píxel
- píxelone of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory
Chinese Mandarin 像素
- 像素 (xiàngsù)one of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory
Czech pixel
- pixelone of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory
Danish pixel
- pixelone of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory
Dutch pixel
- pixelone of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory
Esperanto pikselo, bildero
- pikseloone of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory
- bilderoone of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory
- bildopunktoone of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory
- rastrumeroone of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory
Finnish pikseli, kuvapiste
- pikselione of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory
- kuvapisteone of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory
French pixel
- pixelone of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory
German Pixel, Bildpunkt
- Pixelone of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory
- Bildpunktone of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory
- Bildelementone of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory
Greek εικονοστοιχείο, εικονοψηφίδα
- εικονοστοιχείο (eikonostoicheío)one of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory
- εικονοψηφίδα (eikonopsifída)one of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory
Hebrew פִּיקְסֶל, פִּיקְסֶלִים
- פִּיקְסֶל (piksel)one of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory
- פִּיקְסֶלִים (pikselím)one of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory
Hungarian képpont
- képpontone of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory
Icelandic díll, myndeining
- díllone of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory
- myndeiningone of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory
- punkturone of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory
Italian pixel
- pixelone of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory
Japanese ピクセル, 画素
- ピクセル (pikuseru)one of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory
- 画素 (gaso)one of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory
- 絵素 (eso)one of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory
- ドット (dotto)one of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory
Korean 픽셀, 화소
- 픽셀 (piksel)one of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory
- 화소 (hwaso)one of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory
Latvian pikselis
- pikselisone of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory
Malay piksel
- pikselone of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory
Māori pika, tongi
- pikaone of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory
- tongione of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory
Norwegian Bokmål piksel
- pikselone of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory
Polish piksel
- pikselone of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory
Portuguese pixel, píxel
- pixelone of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory
- píxelone of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory
Romanian pixel
- pixelone of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory
Russian пи́ксель
- пи́ксель (píkselʹ)one of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory
Spanish píxel, pixel
- píxelone of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory
- pixelone of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory
Swahili pikseli
- pikselione of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory
Swedish pixel, bildpunkt
- pixelone of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory
- bildpunktone of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory
Thai พิกเซล
- พิกเซล (pík-sêo)one of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory
Turkish piksel, gözek
- pikselone of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory
- gözekone of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory
Ukrainian пі́ксель
- пі́ксель (píkselʹ)one of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory
Vietnamese điểm ảnh
- điểm ảnhone of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with pixel
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Cite this entry
APA
pixel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pixel
MLA
“pixel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pixel. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pixel,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pixel.
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