Texel

//ˈtɛk.səl// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An image representing the smallest unit of a texture that may be repeated to tile a region of the display.
  2. 2
    A domestic sheep of a heavily-muscled breed originally from the island of Texel.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An island of the Netherlands, an island of North Holland.

Etymology

Blend of texture + element, by analogy with pixel.

Related phrases

frisian islands

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