voxel

See also: Voxel

English

Etymology

Blend of volumetric +‎ pixel.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈvɒk.səl/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈvɑk.səl/
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈvɔk.səl/
  • Audio (UK):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɒksəl
  • Hyphenation: vo‧xel

Noun

voxel (plural voxels)

  1. (computer graphics) The three-dimensional analogue of a pixel; a volume element representing some numerical quantity, such as the colour, of a point in three-dimensional space, used in the visualisation and analysis of three-dimensional (especially scientific and medical) data.

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Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English voxel.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈvɔk.sew/ [ˈvɔk.seʊ̯]
 

Noun

voxel m (plural voxels)

  1. (computer graphics) voxel