texel

noun — 2 senses

texel

nounalso spelled Texel

/ˈtɛk.səl/

Etymology Blend of texture + element, by analogy with pixel.

1

Computer graphics, Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences An image representing the smallest unit of a texture that may be repeated to tile a region of the display.

Derived terms
subtexel
Related terms
texton, pixel, voxel, triangle

Texel

noun

US /ˈtɛk.səl/

1

A domestic sheep of a heavily-muscled breed originally from the island of Texel.

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