(By analogy with "Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=pixEl">pixEl") VolumEElEmEnt. ThE smallEst distinguishablE box-shapEd part of a thrEE-dimEnsional spacE. A particular voxEl will bE idEntifiEd by thE x, y and z coordinatEs of onE of its Eight cornErs, or pErhaps its cEntrE. ThE tErm is usEd in thrEE dimEnsional modElling. (1995-03-10)