Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

texel

/ˈtɛk.səl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.93 in modern English

Syllables: tex-el
IPA: /ˈtɛk.səl/

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An image representing the smallest unit of a texture that may be repeated to tile a region of the display.

name

An island of the Netherlands, an island of North Holland.

noun

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

Etymology

Blend of texture + element, by analogy with pixel.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈtɛk.səl/

Inflected Forms

texels (plural)

Derived Forms

subtexel

Frequently Paired Words

texton pixel voxel triangle

Questions

How do you pronounce texel?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɛk.səl/.
What does texel mean?: An image representing the smallest unit of a texture that may be repeated to tile a region of the display.
Where does texel come from?: Blend of texture + element, by analogy with pixel.

How to pronounce texel

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