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voxel

American  
[vahk-suhl] / ˈvɑk səl /

noun

  1. Digital Technology. any one of the set of cubic elements that together make up a 3D graphic simulation or representation.


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"It's fantastic. The whole thing about MRI is how big is the little volumetric unit, the voxel, the three-dimensional pixel that you're recording from. That's the only thing that matters."

From Science Daily Nov. 27, 2023

Image: Hipster Whale In Crossy Road Plus, you play a tiny voxel animal trying to navigate through busy streets, logs floating down rivers, and other types of perilous terrain, one tiny hop at a time.

From The Verge Dec. 29, 2021

The researchers showed volunteers lines in various orientations — and the different voxel mosaics told the team which orientation the person was looking at.

From Nature Oct. 23, 2013

Large Scale Destruction The intriguing Landmark system allows players to go into voxel mode and build the EQ Next world in their own little sandbox.

From Forbes Aug. 2, 2013

For each voxel, researchers must actually create dozens of models, test them, and ultimately select those that seem to build a clear and comprehensive description of what happens in the brain.

From Scientific American Jun. 21, 2012

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