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backface

backface noun: the back side of a face of a mesh, which typically will never face the camera and can thus be culled (discarded) from the list of items to be rendered.

Noun

backface (plural backfaces)

  1. The back side of a face of a mesh, which typically will never face the camera and can thus be culled (discarded) from the list of items to be rendered.

Forms of backface

pluralbackfaces

Origin of backface

From back + face.

Questions about backface

What does backface mean?
Backface means the back side of a face of a mesh, which typically will never face the camera and can thus be culled (discarded) from the list of items to be rendered.
What part of speech is backface?
Backface is a noun.
What is the plural of backface?
The plural of backface is backfaces.

Words near backface in the dictionary

  1. backerboards
  2. backers
  3. backest
  4. backet
  5. backets
  6. backface
  7. backfaces
  8. backfall
  9. backfalls
  10. backfat
  11. backfats

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