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megapixel

/ˈmeɡəpɪksl/noun

उच्चारण मेगपिक्सल

मेगापिक्सेल (दस लाख पिक्सेल)

Core word

noun
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    [C]

    one million pixels, used as a unit for measuring how clear and detailed the pictures from a digital camera are

    मेगापिक्सेल (दस लाख पिक्सेल)

    • The phone has a 50-megapixel camera.
    • The new phone has a camera of twelve megapixels that takes sharp photographs.
    • A high megapixel count does not always mean a better photo.
    + 2 more examples
    • The camera takes pictures of up to forty-eight megapixels.
    • My old phone had only a five-megapixel camera.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

number + megapixels / MP

Use the plural after a number above one: 'a 12-megapixel camera' takes the singular because it works as an adjective with a hyphen. The short form is MP.

एक से अधिक संख्या के बाद plural आता है। 'A 12-megapixel camera' में hyphen के साथ adjective होने के कारण singular रहता है। संक्षिप्त रूप MP है।

  • The phone camera has 48 megapixels.
  • She bought a 12-megapixel camera.

megapixel + noun

As an adjective, it describes the resolution of a camera, screen or image.

Adjective के रूप में यह camera, screen या चित्र की resolution बताता है।

  • A high megapixel count does not always mean a better photo.
  • The megapixel rating is shown on the box.

megapixels of detail

Use 'of' to describe the detail captured.

पकड़े गए विवरण को बताने के लिए 'of' का प्रयोग होता है।

  • The sensor captures forty megapixels of detail.

megapixel vs resolution

Megapixel counts all the pixels in a photo; resolution often names its width and height, such as 1920 x 1080.

Megapixel फोटो के सभी pixels की गिनती है; resolution प्रायः उसकी चौड़ाई और ऊँचाई बताता है, जैसे 1920 x 1080।

  • A photo with 4000 x 3000 pixels is twelve megapixels.
+Collocations 4

number + megapixel

12-megapixel48-megapixel108-megapixelhigh-megapixel

  • Her phone has a 50-megapixel rear camera.

megapixel + noun

camerasensorcountlensphotoresolution

  • A larger megapixel count gives bigger prints.

verb + megapixels

haveoffercaptureboastpack

  • The new model packs 64 megapixels into a thin body.

adjective + megapixel

morefewerenoughextra

  • You do not need many megapixels for social media photos.
“More examples 6
  • A 12-megapixel camera is enough for most family photographs.

अधिकतर पारिवारिक तस्वीरों के लिए 12-मेगापिक्सेल का कैमरा पर्याप्त है।

  • The shop-owner said the phone has a 64-megapixel main camera.

दुकानदार ने बताया कि फोन में 64-मेगापिक्सेल का मुख्य कैमरा है।

  • More megapixels do not mean better pictures in dim light.

अधिक मेगापिक्सेल का अर्थ कम रोशनी में बेहतर चित्र नहीं होता।

  • Radhika compared the megapixel count of two phones before buying one.

राधिका ने एक खरीदने से पहले दो फोनों के मेगापिक्सेल की तुलना की।

  • This image has about eight megapixels, so it prints well at A4 size.

इस चित्र में लगभग आठ मेगापिक्सेल हैं, इसलिए यह A4 आकार में अच्छा छपता है।

  • Smartphones with 100 megapixels are advertised heavily but are not essential.

100 मेगापिक्सेल वाले स्मार्टफोन का खूब विज्ञापन होता है, पर वे ज़रूरी नहीं हैं।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ She has a 12 megapixels camera.

✓ She has a 12-megapixel camera.

As an adjective before a noun, the unit stays singular with a hyphen.

Noun से पहले adjective के रूप में इकाई hyphen के साथ singular रहती है।

✗ The camera has 48 megapixel.

✓ The camera has 48 megapixels.

After a number above one, the noun is plural.

एक से अधिक संख्या के बाद noun plural होता है।

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pixel noun