megapixel

[ meg-uh-pik-suhl, -sel ]

nounComputers, Television.
  1. a unit equal to one million pixels, used to measure the resolution of a digital image: My camera has a resolution of 12 megapixels.

Origin of megapixel

1
First recorded in 1980–85; mega- + pixel

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megapixel

/ (ˈmɛɡəˌpɪksəl) /


noun
  1. computing one million pixels: a term used to describe the degree of resolution supplied by digital cameras, scanners, etc

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