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voxel

voxel

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A small cube that makes up a three-dimensional digital image, like a 3D pixel
  • noun
  • /ˈvɒksəl/
  • Specialized
: voxel
  • The scientist analyzed the brain scan data, focusing on how each voxel contributed to understanding neural activity.

Those units are called voxels, but the three-dimensional version of pixels.

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Examples

  • In the 3D graphics program, each voxel represents a specific color and depth in the digital landscape.

  • Spatial resolution is also very high, with scanned volume elements (voxels) in the range of 0.4 x 1.0 x 2.0 mm or better.

    Academic text (2004)

  • Currently, a voxel data structure format seems to be the most suitable for this task.

    Academic text (2018)

  • A voxel is a tiny, three-dimensional piece of brain tissue comparable to a pixel on a television or computer screen.

    Academic text (2015)

  • Those units are called voxels, but the three-dimensional version of pixels.

    Sabine Hossenfelder

  • Retaining the strongest connections between voxels throughout the entire brain provided a connectivity map of the brain during real-time music listening.

    Academic text (2015)

  • Different similarity measures have been proposed in the literature and can be divided into two categories: voxel-based similarity methods and streamline-based similarity methods.

    Academic text (2016)

  • Voxels that intersect with the mesh are identified as voxels containing element and material information; all other voxels contain void space.

    Academic text (2018)

  • The game world was built from thousands of voxels, creating a rich and immersive environment for players.

Surface Forms

voxel singular
voxels plural

Morphology

voxel = volume + pixel (transparent) = volume + pixel

Formed as a blend of 'volume' + 'pixel' (volumetric pixel); the meaning '3D pixel' is directly deducible from the recognizable base words.

Etymology

Voxel is a modern blend of volume, meaning '3D space', and pixel, meaning 'small dot of a picture'. So a voxel is like a '3D pixel' or a tiny cube that stores color and density in a digital model.