noun
pixel
(computer science) the smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a colored dot)
In a sentence
Six example sentences with pixel, each labelled with its topic.
Zoom far enough into the portrait and each pixel becomes a flat square, the face dissolving into blocks of tone.
Photography
The artist placed every pixel by hand, building a castle from tiny squares no wider than a pinhead.
Art
A dead pixel in the corner of the laptop stayed black no matter what the display was asked to show.
Technology
Retro games draw a hero from a few hundred squares, and shifting a single pixel changes his whole expression.
Gaming
Each pixel on the telescope's sensor collects photons for hours, and the faintest galaxies register as a few extra counts.
Science
The restoration team repaired scratches frame by frame, sometimes rebuilding a single pixel from the frames before and after.
Movies
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