Word: voxel
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: vo
xel
Definition: The three-dimensional analogue of a pixel; a volume element representing some numerical quantity, such as the colour, of a point in three-dimensional space, used in the visualisation and analysis of three-dimensional (especially scientific and medical) data.
Morphemes:
Affix: volume
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A three-dimensional measure of space that comprises a length, a width and a height. It is measured in units of cubic centimeters in metric, cubic inches or cubic feet in English measurement.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: volvō
Language: la
Decoded: volvo
Meaning: roll, turn about
Affix: -men
Language: la
Decoded: -men
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: forms neuter nouns of the third declension
Affix: -metric
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Of or relating to measurement; the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
Etymology Compounds: Affix: metrum
Language: la
Decoded: metrum
PoS: Noun
Meaning: a measure
Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: of or pertaining to; connected with; -ic, -ish
Affix: pix
Language: en
Meaning: pictures
Affix: element
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A small part of the whole.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: elementum
Language: la
Decoded: elementum
Meaning: a first principle, element, rudiment