pixel

pixel

Meaning of the word

The term “pixel” is an abbreviation of “Picture Element”, which in Portuguese means “image element”. A pixel is the smallest unit of a digital image, being a colorful point that makes up the image as a whole.

Origin of the word

The term “pixel” was created in 1965 by Frederic C. Billingsley, an IBM engineer. He combined the words “Picture” and “Element” to form the term “pixel”. Since then, the term has become popular and is widely used in technology and design.

Word adverbs

pixelly

pixelected

pixeleiro

Conjunctions of the word

and

or

But

Synonyms of the word

Point

Image element

Pontinho

Word Definitions

  1. Lower unit of a digital image
  2. Colorful point that makes up an image
  3. Basic element of a digital image

Phrases that the word applies

“The screen resolution is measured in pixels.”

“The cell phone camera captures images with millions of pixels.”

“The drawing was made pixel by pixel.”

Examples of the word in text

The site displayed a high definition image, with millions of pixels.

To improve photo quality, it is necessary to increase the number of pixels.

The computer screen has a resolution of 1920×1080 pixels.

Rhymes with the word

Brazil

Free

Analyze

Anagrams with the word

Expil

PIClex

Plixe

References: wikipedia

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