megapixel

noun

mega·​pix·​el ˈme-gə-ˌpik-səl How to pronounce megapixel (audio)
-ˌsel
: one million pixels

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The Gen 2’s front camera is still limited to 8 megapixels, but the rear camera gets a bump from 8 to 13 megapixels. — Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 16 June 2026 The camera has been updated to a 48 megapixel system and its C1X modem promises faster cellular speeds. — Shawn Chen, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026 The camera sensor itself also has a resolution, which is usually referred to in terms of megapixels, which is just the total number of pixels (rather than resolution, which uses a width by height dimension). — Luke Larsen, Wired News, 6 May 2026 Battery life remains at eight hours, like on the Ray-Ban Meta Gen2 frames, and the camera continues to have a 12-megapixel sensor, capable of 3K video capture. — David Phelan, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for megapixel

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1983, in the meaning defined above

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megapixel

noun
mega·​pix·​el
-ˌpik-səl
: one million pixels
a two-megapixel digital camera
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