megapixel
/ˈmeɡəpɪksl/noun
उच्चारण मेगपिक्सल
मेगापिक्सेल (दस लाख पिक्सेल)
Core word
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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.
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- 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.
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- 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।