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beam tracing

beam tracing noun: an algorithm to simulate wave propagation, similar to ray tracing but using pyramidal beams instead of rays, having applications in computer graphics and in simulating acoustics and electromagnetism.

Noun

beam tracing (uncountable)

  1. An algorithm to simulate wave propagation, similar to ray tracing but using pyramidal beams instead of rays, having applications in computer graphics and in simulating acoustics and electromagnetism.

Questions about beam tracing

What does beam tracing mean?
Beam tracing means an algorithm to simulate wave propagation, similar to ray tracing but using pyramidal beams instead of rays, having applications in computer graphics and in simulating acoustics and electromagnetism.
What part of speech is beam tracing?
Beam tracing is a noun.

Words near beam tracing in the dictionary

  1. beam seas
  2. beam splitter
  3. beam splitters
  4. beam steering
  5. beam steerings
  6. beam tracing
  7. beam tree
  8. beam trees
  9. beam up
  10. beam-ends
  11. beam-on

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