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pixel

[pik-suhl, -sel] / ˈpɪk səl, -sɛl /
NOUN
smallest element of an image
Synonyms
STRONGEST
pel
STRONG
picture element
WEAK


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Using specially designed optical antennas, the team has built what they describe as the smallest pixel ever created.

From Science Daily Mar. 4, 2026

Also in here, albeit in a retro, pixel art style that may bring to mind the “Final Fantasy” series from its Super Nintendo days.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 10, 2026

While often in a retro pixel art style, at times the game shifted into a more modern open-world look.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 10, 2026

Crucially, the maps are geotagged, meaning each pixel corresponds to coordinates that can be easily referenced.

From Science Daily Dec. 4, 2024

The neighbors of a pixel determine where the threshold should be set for that pixel.

From Library of Congress Workshop on Etexts by Library of Congress

That’s because Tilly exists only as code and pixels.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

"People always think it's crazy that you travel all over just to catch some pixels," she laughs.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

GPUs, with their parallel processing capabilities, could render vast swaths of pixels far better than central processing units, which can only carry out tasks sequentially.

From MarketWatch May 23, 2026

But he’s not alone in keeping detailed written records and committing his stray thoughts to paper—or pixels.

From The Wall Street Journal May 9, 2026

Bryson shuffled his way over to the door, his body still feeling like garbled pixels.

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds



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