pixel Definition
pixel (pik′səl)
noun
the basic unit or picture element that makes up the image displayed on a video screen
Etymology: pix + el(ement)
pixel (pics el ement) Telecom Definition
From pics, which is slang for pictures. The basic unit that makes up an image displayed on a video screen. Pixels are dots of picture elements, similar to the dots in half-tone printing.The greater the number and areal density of the pixels, the better the resolution. See also resolution.
pixel Usage Examples
Converse of object
- intersect: Otherwise, the intersecting pixels of intersecting arcs are drawn multiple times.
- saturate: Saturated pixels are flagged by a value of 32767 on the GPHOT image file, and can easily be identified during spectrum extraction.
Adjective modifier
- mega: Digital Photography You don't need mega pixels to create a mega picture!
- 640x480: Note: The standard Hi-res Color Macintosh II Video Card has a fixed mode of 640x480 pixels.
- 800x600: Minimum page size Websites should work at a minimum screen size of 800x600 pixels.
- 1024x768: The article is best viewed in a screen resolution of 1024x768 pixels or higher.
- 320x240: Movies can be shot at a resolution of 320x240 pixels.
- specified: If a specified pixel is not a valid index into the colormap, a BadValue error results.
Modifies a noun
- shaders: It offers the full complement of 16 pixel shaders.
- pipeline: Both varieties are identical, containing 4 pixel pipelines and 2 vertex units, apart from their clock speeds.
- co-ordinate: The world co-ordinates in the DATA picture will be pixel co-ordinates.
- indices: ROW - a list of row numbers ( pixel indices ).
- width: The logo must be 115 pixels width by 25 pixels height.
- resolution: The windows are shown at 1:1 pixel resolution of screen to scanner by default.
Noun used with modifier
- foreground: Flood fill to foreground - PLOT 136 to 143 Flood fill starting at the given point and continuing until foreground pixels are found.
- integer: In this case, the internal form is an integer pixel value that is valid only for a particular screen.
- non-zero: A region is a set of non-zero pixels within a neighborhood around the pixel under examination.
Preposition: in
array: The values of the pixels in even very large arrays can be viewed in a scrollable 1-d or 2-d table.
Preposition: of
NDF: This file could then be used by REGRID to resample the pixels of an NDF according to this transformation.
Preposition: per
inch: The dimensions of the graph within the RTF file will based upon 96 pixels per inch.
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