"subpixel" meaning in English

See subpixel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: sub-pixel [alternative]
Etymology: From sub- + pixel. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sub|pixel}} sub- + pixel Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} subpixel (not comparable)
  1. In divisions smaller than pixels. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-subpixel-en-adj-nKbmPNxF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 79 21

Noun

Forms: subpixels [plural], sub-pixel [alternative]
Etymology: From sub- + pixel. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sub|pixel}} sub- + pixel Head templates: {{en-noun}} subpixel (plural subpixels)
  1. A subdivision of a pixel, typically used to show the amounts of red, green or blue at a location. Translations (a subdivision of a pixel): alipikseli (Finnish), sous-pixel [masculine] (French), Subpixel [neuter] (German), サブピクセル (sabupikuseru) (Japanese), 副画素 (fukugaso) (Japanese), 서브픽셀 (seobeupiksel) (Korean), 부화소 (buhwaso) (Korean), subpíxel [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-subpixel-en-noun-AoiSzqaI Categories (other): English terms prefixed with sub- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sub-: 31 69

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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