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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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Quietly embedded within those videos, though, was a tracking pixel created by Facebook.

From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2026

“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 instrument can capture details at roughly 3 feet per pixel.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

Each pixel measures just 49 nanometers, which is about ten times smaller than the wavelength of visible light.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 29, 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

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

These algae features often extend across many pixels, yet they usually account for less than one percent of an individual pixel.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026

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

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

Now that “Barrio Triste” is being unleashed, after it premiered at the Venice International Film Festival last year, Stillz wants to submerge himself in its synths more than its pixels.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

I started thinking about the pixels in the image of the falling body, and how the closer you looked, the less you could see.

From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer


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