pixel

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpɪk.səl/, /ˈpɪk.sɛl/ Rhymes: -ɪksəl === Noun === pixel (plural pixels) 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. ==== Synonyms ==== pel (rare) pictel (dated) px ==== Hyponyms ==== gigapixel kilopixel macropixel megapixel micropixel terapixel ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === pixel (third-person singular simple present pixels, present participle (US) pixeling or (UK) pixelling, simple past and past participle (US) pixeled or (UK) pixelled) To create computer graphics by editing individual pixels. === References === Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “pixel”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. === Further reading === pixel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === plexi == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from English pixel. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpɪk.səl/ Hyphenation: pi‧xel === Noun === pixel m (plural pixels, diminutive pixeltje n) pixel Synonym: beeldpunt ==== Derived terms ==== megapixel pixelig == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English pixel. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pik.sɛl/ === Noun === pixel m (plural pixels) (computing) pixel == Hungarian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English pixel. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈpiksɛl] Hyphenation: pi‧xel Rhymes: -ɛl === Noun === pixel (plural pixelek) (computing) pixel (one of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== megapixel === References === == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === Borrowed from English pixel, abbreviation of "picture element". === Noun === pixel m (definite singular pixelen, indefinite plural pixeler or pixler, definite plural pixelene or pixlene) (computing) alternative form of piksel ==== Usage notes ==== The plural forms pixler and pixlene are not listed officially, but are in common use, and also occur in Danish (as pixler and pixlerne). === References === “pixel” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English pixel. === Pronunciation === === Noun === pixel m (plural pixels or (proscribed) pixeis) alternative form of píxel ==== Usage notes ==== The prescribed adaptation of the unadapted borrowing pixel is píxel, rendering the plural píxeis. Thus, the prescribed plural of pixel is the English plural pixels instead of pixeis, since the later does not correspond to the pronunciation of the word as a paroxytone. === References === === Further reading === “pixel”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “pixel”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /piɡˈsel/ [piɣ̞ˈsel] Rhymes: -el Syllabification: pi‧xel === Noun === pixel m (plural pixeles) alternative spelling of píxel === Further reading === “pixel”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Noun === pixel c (computing) a pixel Synonym: bildpunkt ==== Declension ==== === References === “pixel”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “pixel”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)