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say it: PIK-suhl
pixel is a noun meaning "(computer science) the smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a colored dot)". It is pronounced /ˈpɪksəl/ — PIK-suhl. It carries one recorded sense.
(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”
computer science
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for pixel come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.