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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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“We don’t observe a meaningful inflection in pixel additions when weighting pixels by web traffic,” they write.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

This means the satellite sensor and an algorithm identified a pixel containing thermal anomalies associated with fire.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026

The research team used a method called pixel cross-correlation to examine the video frame by frame and measure how the ground shifted.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 27, 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

One scheme, dynamic averaging, allows the threshold level not to be fixed but to be recomputed for every pixel from the neighboring characteristics.

From Library of Congress Workshop on Etexts by Library of Congress

“We don’t observe a meaningful inflection in pixel additions when weighting pixels by web traffic,” they write.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

The debris pattern stretched across hundreds of pixels and immediately stood out from everything around it.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

In the days since Parton’s death, commenters have flocked to the “Travelin’ Thru” music video, a compilation of pixels rendered in 240p, uploaded to an archaic version of YouTube some 19 years ago.

From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026

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

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

Maybe a picture will emerge from the pixels.

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart


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