pixel

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ADJ.

broken, higher

The old camera produced blurry photos because several pixels were broken.

VERB + PIXEL

sampled

The camera sampled each pixel carefully to create a sharp, detailed image.

PIXEL + NOUN

6-bit, accuracy

The camera's 6-bit pixel accuracy wasn't good enough for professional photography work.

PREP.

than, with, with

The image became clearer when we zoomed in on each pixel with the magnifying tool.

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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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noun — (computer science) the smallest discrete component of an ima

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pixel peeper

A person who carefully scrutinizes a magnified digital photograph in order to evaluate resolution and image quality.

Those whom I have called pixel peepers are satisfied with nothing less than an intimate dissection of a camera/lens' abilities (always at 100% pixel magnification), without regard

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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/no

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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 th

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

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Tom's new camera can take images with much higher pixel counts than his old one could.

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My phone's screen has a broken pixel.

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