pixelated

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/ˈpɪk.səˌleɪt.əd/

adjective

Of an image, visibly made of discrete pixels.

“The photo may be pixelated if you print it too large.”

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Meanings

adjectivepixelated (comparative more pixelated, superlative most pixelated)

comparative more pixelated · superlative most pixelated · alternative UK pixellated

  1. computingOf an image, visibly made of discrete pixels.

    The photo may be pixelated if you print it too large.

    1 more example

    The free-flowing pixelated compositions, while full of angles, owe something to automatist drawing.

    2008 March 14, The New York Times, “Art in Review”, in The New York Times
verb

alternative UK pixellated

  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of pixelate

Translations

Finnish pikselöity
  • pikselöityof an image, visibly made of discrete pixels
German pixelig, verpixelt
  • pixeligof an image, visibly made of discrete pixels
  • verpixeltof an image, visibly made of discrete pixels
Greek πιξελιασμένος
  • πιξελιασμένος (pixeliasménos)of an image, visibly made of discrete pixels
Italian pixellato
  • pixellatoof an image, visibly made of discrete pixels
Portuguese pixelizado
  • pixelizadoof an image, visibly made of discrete pixels
Spanish pixelado
  • pixeladoof an image, visibly made of discrete pixels
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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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