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Pixelated vs Pixeled - What's the difference?

pixelated | pixeled |

As adjectives the difference between pixelated and pixeled

is that pixelated is of an image, having pixels that are large enough to be individually visible from a normal viewing distance while pixeled is converted to, or obscured by, pixels; pixelated.

As a verb pixelated

is past tense of pixelate.

pixelated

English

Alternative forms

* (l) (mostly UK)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (computing) Of an image, having pixels that are large enough to be individually visible from a normal viewing distance.
    • The photo may be pixelated if you print it too large.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (pixelate)

    • Usage notes

    * pixelated is sometimes confused with pixilated.

    pixeled

    English

    Alternative forms

    * pixelled

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Converted to, or obscured by, pixels; pixelated.
  • * 2007 , José van Dijck, Mediated memories in the digital age
    • Coded images hold a material value similar to their celluloid counterparts, even if they cannot be looked at unless they are turned into pixeled objects.
  • (in combination) Having pixels of a particular kind.
  • * 2005 , Jaime Fowler, Avid made easy: video editing with Avid Free DV and the Avid Xpress family
    • You can now understand the challenge: If you mapped a square-pixeled' image into a rectangular-' pixeled image, it would appear to be horizontally stretched-out.