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Cornell box

Cornell box noun: a physical box with variously coloured walls and an inner light source, photographed and used to gauge the accuracy of a computer rendering of the same scene.

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Noun

Cornell box

  1. A physical box with variously coloured walls and an inner light source, photographed and used to gauge the accuracy of a computer rendering of the same scene.

Origin of Cornell box

Developed at Cornell University.

Questions about Cornell box

What does Cornell box mean?
Cornell box means a physical box with variously coloured walls and an inner light source, photographed and used to gauge the accuracy of a computer rendering of the same scene.
What part of speech is Cornell box?
Cornell box is a noun.

Words near Cornell box in the dictionary

  1. Corneliszoon
  2. Cornelius
  3. Cornelius keg
  4. Cornelius kegs
  5. Cornell
  6. Cornell box
  7. Cornell notes
  8. Cornella
  9. Cornellian
  10. Cornellians
  11. Cornelly

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