"pixel" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpɪksəl/, /ˈpɪksɛl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pixel.wav [Southern-England] Forms: pixels [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪksəl Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{m|en|pix||pictures}} pix (“pictures”), {{m|en|element|el(ement)}} el(ement), {{m|en|pics}} pics, {{m|en|pix}} pix Head templates: {{en-noun}} pixel (plural pixels)
  1. One of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory. Translations (one of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory): بِكْسِل (biksil) [masculine] (Arabic), пі́ксэль (píkselʹ) [masculine] (Belarusian), píxel [masculine] (Catalan), 像素 (xiàngsù) (Chinese Mandarin), pixel [masculine] (Czech), pixel (Danish), pixel (Dutch), pikselo (Esperanto), bildero (Esperanto), bildopunkto (Esperanto), rastrumero (Esperanto), pikseli (Finnish), kuvapiste (Finnish), pixel [masculine] (French), Pixel [neuter] (German), Bildpunkt [masculine] (German), Bildelement [neuter] (German), εικονοστοιχείο (eikonostoicheío) [neuter] (Greek), εικονοψηφίδα (eikonopsifída) [feminine] (Greek), פִּיקְסֶל (piksel) [masculine] (Hebrew), פִּיקְסֶלִים (pikselím) [masculine, plural] (Hebrew), képpont (Hungarian), díll [masculine] (Icelandic), myndeining [feminine] (Icelandic), punktur [masculine] (Icelandic), pixel [masculine] (Italian), ピクセル (pikuseru) (Japanese), 画素 (gaso) (Japanese), 絵素 (eso) (Japanese), пиксель (piksel) (Kazakh), 화소 (hwaso) (alt: 畫素) (Korean), 픽셀 (piksel) (Korean), пи́ксел (píksel) [masculine] (Macedonian), piksel (Malay), pika (Maori), tongi (Maori), piksel [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), piksel [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), piksel [masculine] (Polish), pixel [masculine] (Portuguese), píxel [masculine] (Portuguese), pixel [masculine] (Romanian), пи́ксель (píkselʹ) [masculine] (Russian), piksel [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), عَڪسِل [feminine] (Sindhi), píxel [masculine] (Spanish), pixel [masculine] (Spanish), pixel [common-gender] (Swedish), พิกเซล (pík-sêo) (Thai), piksel (Turkish), пі́ксель (píkselʹ) [masculine] (Ukrainian), điểm ảnh (Vietnamese), picsel (Walloon)
    Sense id: en-pixel-en-noun-YDfjasSm Disambiguation of "one of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory": 71 29
  2. One of the squares that make up a work of pixel art or a zoomed-in image in a computer.
    Sense id: en-pixel-en-noun-dBtrGgnt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 48 34 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 13 60 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pel [rare], pictel [dated], px Hyponyms: gigapixel, kilopixel, macropixel, megapixel, micropixel, terapixel

Verb

IPA: /ˈpɪksəl/, /ˈpɪksɛl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pixel.wav [Southern-England] Forms: pixels [present, singular, third-person], pixeling [participle, present], pixelling [participle, present], pixeled [participle, past], pixeled [past], pixelled [participle, past], pixelled [past]
Rhymes: -ɪksəl Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{m|en|pix||pictures}} pix (“pictures”), {{m|en|element|el(ement)}} el(ement), {{m|en|pics}} pics, {{m|en|pix}} pix Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=pixelled|pres_ptc2=pixelling}} pixel (third-person singular simple present pixels, present participle pixeling or pixelling, simple past and past participle pixeled or pixelled)
  1. To create computer graphics by editing individual pixels. Categories (topical): Computer graphics
    Sense id: en-pixel-en-verb-2Tby3JrS Disambiguation of Computer graphics: 9 22 69

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "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",
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          "sense": "one of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory",
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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "one of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory",
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          "word": "Bildelement"
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          "roman": "eikonostoicheío",
          "sense": "one of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory",
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          "word": "εικονοστοιχείο"
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          "roman": "eikonopsifída",
          "sense": "one of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "εικονοψηφίδα"
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          "lang": "Hebrew",
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          "sense": "one of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory",
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          "word": "פִּיקְסֶל"
        },
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          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "pikselím",
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          "word": "פִּיקְסֶלִים"
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          "_dis1": "71 29",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "one of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory",
          "word": "képpont"
        },
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          "_dis1": "71 29",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "one of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "díll"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 29",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "one of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "myndeining"
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          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "one of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "punktur"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 29",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "one of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "pixel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 29",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "pikuseru",
          "sense": "one of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory",
          "word": "ピクセル"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 29",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "gaso",
          "sense": "one of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory",
          "word": "画素"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 29",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "eso",
          "sense": "one of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory",
          "word": "絵素"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 29",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "piksel",
          "sense": "one of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory",
          "word": "пиксель"
        },
        {
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          "alt": "畫素",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "hwaso",
          "sense": "one of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory",
          "word": "화소"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 29",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "piksel",
          "sense": "one of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory",
          "word": "픽셀"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 29",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "píksel",
          "sense": "one of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "пи́ксел"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 29",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "one of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory",
          "word": "piksel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 29",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "one of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory",
          "word": "pika"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 29",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "one of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory",
          "word": "tongi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 29",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "one of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "piksel"
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          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "one of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "piksel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 29",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "one of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "piksel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 29",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "one of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "pixel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 29",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "one of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "píxel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 29",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "one of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "pixel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 29",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "píkselʹ",
          "sense": "one of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "пи́ксель"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 29",
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          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "one of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "piksel"
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        {
          "_dis1": "71 29",
          "code": "sd",
          "lang": "Sindhi",
          "sense": "one of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "عَڪسِل"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 29",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "one of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "píxel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 29",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "one of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "pixel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 29",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "one of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "pixel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 29",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "pík-sêo",
          "sense": "one of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory",
          "word": "พิกเซล"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 29",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "one of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory",
          "word": "piksel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 29",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "píkselʹ",
          "sense": "one of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "пі́ксель"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 29",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "one of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory",
          "word": "điểm ảnh"
        },
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      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "pixel"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "pík-sêo",
      "sense": "one of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory",
      "word": "พิกเซล"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "one of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory",
      "word": "piksel"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "píkselʹ",
      "sense": "one of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "пі́ксель"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "one of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory",
      "word": "điểm ảnh"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "one of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory",
      "word": "picsel"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pixel"
}

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    "English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
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    "Rhymes:English/ɪksəl",
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  "etymology_text": "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.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pixels",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pixeling",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pixelling",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pixeled",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pixeled",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pixelled",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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        {
          "ref": "2006, NFGMan, Character Design for Mobile Devices, page 110",
          "text": "Whether he's pixeling for cellphones or PCs, here is one artist who has a unique and imaginative vision.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "To create computer graphics by editing individual pixels."
      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈpɪksəl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɪksɛl/"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɪksəl"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
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}

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