| pix | Synonym: pitch. Origin: L (05 Mar 2000) |
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| pixel | <microscopy> Picture element (pix for picture, el for element). A single, finite-sized element of a digitised video picture. A pixel is defined by its X and Y coordinates and its gray level (luminance), commonly expressed by binary numbers (05 Aug 1998) |
| pixie | Origin: For Pucksy, from Puck. 1. An old English name for a fairy; an elf. Alternative forms: picksy. 2. <botany> A low creeping evergreen plant (Pyxidanthera barbulata), with mosslike leaves and little white blossoms, found in new Jersey and southward, where it flowers in earliest spring. Pixy ring, a fairy ring or circle. <botany> Pixy stool, a toadstool or mushroom. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |