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voxel

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈvɒk.səl/
  • General-American: /ˈvɑk.səl/
  • Australian: /ˈvɔk.səl/
  • UK: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɒksəl

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computer-graphics, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Blend of volumetric + pixel.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: vòxel — 3D analogue of pixel
  • Chinese Mandarin: 體素 /体素 — 3D analogue of pixel
  • Czech: voxel — 3D analogue of pixel
  • Finnish: vokseli — 3D analogue of pixel
  • French: voxel — 3D analogue of pixel
  • Georgian: ვოქსელი (vokseli) — 3D analogue of pixel
  • German: Voxel — 3D analogue of pixel
  • Japanese: ボクセル (bokuseru) — 3D analogue of pixel
  • Korean: 복셀 (boksel) — 3D analogue of pixel
  • Latvian: voxelis — 3D analogue of pixel
  • Lithuanian: voxelis — 3D analogue of pixel
  • Polish: woksel — 3D analogue of pixel
  • Portuguese: voxel — 3D analogue of pixel
  • Russian: воксель (vokselʹ) — 3D analogue of pixel
  • Russian: воксел (voksel) — 3D analogue of pixel
  • Spanish: vóxel — 3D analogue of pixel
  • Swedish: voxel — 3D analogue of pixel
  • Thai: ว็อกเซล — 3D analogue of pixel
  • Turkish: voxel — 3D analogue of pixel
  • Ukrainian: воксель (vokselʹ) — 3D analogue of pixel