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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

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

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

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

"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

"This is our first opportunity in flight to calibrate Psyche's imager with something bigger than a few pixels, and we'll also make observations with the mission's other science instruments."

From Science Daily May 11, 2026

Something caught my eye—just a few flickering pixels in the distance, near the opposite end of the crater.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline



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