pixel
Other forms: pixels
A pixel is one of the small dots or squares that make up an image on a computer screen. The more pixels there are, the more the image looks real or accurate.
Any digital image is made up of pixels, and when someone talks about the resolution of a computer monitor or TV screen, they're referring to the number of pixels. Older televisions have around 300,000 pixels, but new high-definition TVs can have more than two million pixels, which produces a very sharp, clear image. The word pixel came from pictures, or pics, and element, and was coined in 1969.
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(computer science) the smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a colored dot)“the greater the number of pixels per inch the greater the resolution”
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synonyms:
pel, picture element
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type of:
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component, constituent, element
an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system
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component, constituent, element
Vocabulary lists containing pixel
This novel weaves together characters and incidents from the same neighborhood, block by block.
Anda loves playing Coarsegold Online, and she discovers that she can make real money by hunting down the "gold farmers" who find valuables in the game and sell them to richer players. When she befriends a gold farmer, however, she learns that his real-life circumstances are much more complicated than she expected.
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