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Pixel vs Phone - What's the difference?

pixel | phone |

As a noun pixel

is (label).

As a verb phone is

.

pixel

English

(wikipedia pixel)

Noun

(en noun)
  • One of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory.

    • Synonyms

    * pel (rare)

    Derived terms

    * megapixel * peep pixels * pixelated, pixellated * pixelation * pixelization * pixel peeper * subpixel * voxel * texel

    See also

    * triangle ----

    phone

    English

    (wikipedia phone)

    Etymology 1

    Shortening of (telephone).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A device for transmitting conversations and other sounds in real time across distances.
    • Derived terms
    * cell phone * clamshell phone * flip phone * mobile phone * phone sex * phone tag * smartphone
    See also
    *

    Verb

    (phon)
  • To call (someone) on the telephone.
    • Synonyms
    * call, ring, telephone
    Derived terms
    * phone it in * phone up

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (phonetics) A speech segment that possesses distinct physical or perceptual properties, considered as a physical event without regard to its place in the phonology of a language.
    • Related terms
    * phonetic * phonetically * phonetics * phonology * phoneme