pixel

UK /ˈpɪk.səl/ US /ˈpɪk.səl/
noun 3verb 1

Definitions

noun

1

One of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory.

We have chosen to sample at a 500 KC rate and we define each one of these samples as a picture element or pixel. We have sampled each pixel with 6-bit accuracy which is commensurate with the signal/noise ratio and the data accuracy.

In the tomographic images of the 30-day-old cheeses, the gantry had to be removed with image processing techniques: first, the binarised image (grey level larger than 10⁴) was eroded with a disk of three pixels.

2

One of the squares that make up a work of pixel art or a zoomed-in image in a computer.

3

A unit of measure used in screen displays, resolutions, and similar visual media that represents either linear measure or area.

verb

1

To create computer graphics by editing individual pixels.

Whether he's pixeling for cellphones or PCs, here is one artist who has a unique and imaginative vision.

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