The smallest single color element on an image that is displayed digitally. Not to be confused with pixel which is the smallest single color element of the viewing screen. This term is commonly used when dealing with textures in graphical computer applications.
A texel and pixel may vary in size based on the zoom of the image or texture. For instance if the image/texture is scaled to 200%, four pixels (2x2) will equal one texel.
Textures are represented by arrays of texels, just as computer displays are represented by arrays of pixels.
It is said of the situation where a person has the bad luck to make contact with his testicles against an undefined surface or object, intentioned or not.
Given the nature of the word, it is more appropriate to design cases where the interaction is made with a moving object, for example, a ball.
Although it is extremely painful for the victim, it tends to be considerably funny to people who witness it.
Today in the baseball game the pitcher took a nutshot; the baseball hit him in the nuts.
Man, I just watched the funniest nutshot video ever.