voxel

English

Etymology

Blend of volumetric +‎ pixel.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒksəl

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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

See also

• lignel
• pixel
• pointel
• surfel
• texel
• triangle