spaxel

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noun

A spectral pixel.

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Meanings

spaxel1

nounspaxel (plural spaxels)

plural spaxels

  1. A spectral pixel.

spaxel2

nounspaxel (plural spaxels)

plural spaxels

  1. A pixel that is not fixed to a two-dimensional display matrix but can be moved in three spatial dimensions.

Origin

Blend of space + pixel, introduced in the 2012 paper Spaxels, Pixels in Space: A novel mode of spatial display (Horst Hörtner, Matthew Gardiner, Roland Haring, Christopher Lindinger, Florian Berger).

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APA

spaxel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spaxel

MLA

“spaxel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spaxel. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spaxel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spaxel.

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