pixel

Plural: pixels

Noun

(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"
One of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory.
One of the squares that make up a work of pixel art or a zoomed-in image in a computer.
A unit of measure used in screen displays, resolutions, and similar visual media that represents either linear measure or area.
pl. -S a basic unit of a video image

Verb

To create computer graphics by editing individual pixels.

Origin / Etymology

pix (“pictures”), + el(ement); often taken to be a blend of “picture” and “element”. The ⟨x⟩ stems from the abbreviation pics being sometimes also written as pix, which has been in use since the 1880s. First attested in 1965.

Synonyms

pel, picture element, pictel, px

Scrabble Score: 14

pixel: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
pixel: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pixel: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

pixel is a valid Words With Friends word