Meanings
nounvoxel (plural voxels)
plural voxels
- computer graphicsThe three-dimensional analogue of a pixel; a volume element representing some numerical quantity, such as the color, of a point in three-dimensional space, used in the visualization and analysis of three-dimensional (especially scientific and medical) data.
Voxel. Minecraft. The voxel Minecraft terrain is a type of terrain generation in Minecraft that uses voxels, or small cubes, to create the landscape. Compared to conventional Minecraft terrain, voxel Minecraft has several advantages.
2023, Jack Xu, WebGPU by Examples - Learn and Explore Next-Generation Web Graphics and Compute API, page 385
Origin
Blend of volumetric + pixel.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan vòxel
- vòxel3D analogue of pixel
Chinese Mandarin 體素 /体素
- 體素 /体素 (tǐsù)3D analogue of pixel
Czech voxel
- voxel3D analogue of pixel
Finnish vokseli
- vokseli3D analogue of pixel
French voxel
- voxel3D analogue of pixel
German Voxel
- Voxel3D analogue of pixel
Japanese ボクセル
- ボクセル (bokuseru)3D analogue of pixel
Korean 복셀
- 복셀 (boksel)3D analogue of pixel
Latvian voxelis
- voxelis3D analogue of pixel
Lithuanian voxelis
- voxelis3D analogue of pixel
Polish woksel
- woksel3D analogue of pixel
Portuguese voxel
- voxel3D analogue of pixel
Russian воксель, воксел
- воксель (vokselʹ)3D analogue of pixel
- воксел (voksel)3D analogue of pixel
Spanish vóxel
- vóxel3D analogue of pixel
Swedish voxel
- voxel3D analogue of pixel
Thai ว็อกเซล
- ว็อกเซล3D analogue of pixel
Turkish voxel
- voxel3D analogue of pixel
Ukrainian воксель
- воксель (vokselʹ)3D analogue of pixel
Cite this entry
APA
voxel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/voxel
MLA
“voxel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/voxel. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “voxel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/voxel.
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