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

From Science Daily Mar. 29, 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

By rotating the light source and recording how the scattering signal changes, researchers can reconstruct the direction of the fibers within each pixel of an image.

From Science Daily Dec. 9, 2025

The new songs are forgettable and the animation is cluttered with every pixel competing to show off.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 19, 2025

Technical Note: The illustrations were scanned at 400ppi and scaled to 25% by pixel count.

From Printers' Marks A Chapter in the History of Typography by W. (William) Roberts

"For a lot of things there's no need to use AI…but for figuring out that six pixels in the distance are an airplane versus some other smudge, it is perfect territory," says Norcia.

From BBC Sep. 1, 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

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

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 what we observed and experienced in the natural world from afar was an aggregation of dots: pixels merging to form a seamless picture.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee



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