megapixel

noun

mega·​pix·​el ˈme-gə-ˌpik-səl How to pronounce megapixel (audio)
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: one million pixels

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To be expected from any full-frame Leica, the M11-D delivers stunning image quality with a resolution that can be set at either 18, 36, or 60 megapixels. Robb Rice, Robb Report, 24 Nov. 2024 At 16 megapixels, the image quality of the Reveal X-Pro is stellar, even in the dark. Jenny Nguyen-Wheatley, Outside Online, 19 Sep. 2024 The device, a collaboration with industrial designer Marc Newson, is capable of taking 13 megapixel images and full HD videos. Time Staff, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024 There will always be iPhone fetishists, counting screen inches and camera megapixels. Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for megapixel 

Word History

First Known Use

1983, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of megapixel was in 1983

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“Megapixel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/megapixel. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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megapixel

noun
mega·​pix·​el
-ˌpik-səl
: one million pixels
a two-megapixel digital camera
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