Voxel definition
The basic unit of a three-dimensional digital representation of an image or object.
noun
(VOlume piXEL) A three-dimensional pixel. A voxel represents a quantity of 3D data just as a pixel represents a point or cluster of points in 2D data. It is used in scientific and medical applications that process 3D images.
Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
voxel
Plural:
voxelsOrigin of voxel
- vo(lumetric) (pi)xel
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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