Definition of "pixel" []

• The basic unit of the composition of an image on a television screen, computer monitor, or similar display. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Surrounding the pixel is a trench cut into the polymer that contains air or oil."
• "Every pixel is a silicon mini-capacitor built in layers that collects the electrons."
• "I just wanted to see the fantastic in pixel form, I guess."