a unit for measuring the speed at which images can be sent from one computer to another or the amount of detail you can see on a computer screen, equal to just over one million pixels
Synonyms and related words
Units for measuring computer information or speed
bandwidth
baud
bit
megapixel
noun countable computing
US /ˈmeɡəˌpɪks(ə)l/
Word Forms
singular
megapixel
plural
megapixels
DEFINITIONS1
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a unit for measuring the speed at which images can be sent from one computer to another or the amount of detail you can see on a computer screen, equal to just over one million pixels