Dictionary entry
picture element
noun
像素
The smallest discrete component of a digital image, typically a single point in a raster graphic; a pixel.
象素; 图象元素
In use
A digital image is made up of many tiny picture elements called pixels.
The camera's sensor captures light in each picture element to form the final photograph.
In computer graphics, each picture element on the screen can display a specific color.
the picture element
定冠词用法，表示特定概念。
The picture element is the smallest unit of a digital image.
像素是数字图像的最小单元。
each picture element
量词用法，强调个体。
Each picture element has a unique color value.
每个像素有唯一的颜色值。
a picture element
不定冠词，表示泛指。
A picture element is also called a pixel.
一个像素也被称为像素点。
Common mistakes
The image has much picture element.The image has many picture elements.
‘picture element’ 是可数名词，应该用 many 修饰，并且使用复数形式 elements。
Picture element is the smallest unit of an image.Picture elements are the smallest units of an image.
泛指概念时，picture element 应用复数形式 picture elements，谓语动词用 are。
Connections
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.