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glenzing

glenzing noun: a technique for simulating translucency by storing extra colour values in the palette that represent the combined colours of intersecting objects in a scene.

Noun

glenzing (uncountable)

  1. A technique for simulating translucency by storing extra colour values in the palette that represent the combined colours of intersecting objects in a scene.
    • This tutorial describes glenzing, fast polygons, fixed point mathematics, and assembly code.1996, Joe Gradecki, The Game Developer's Guide to Online Resources
    • Stippling is nothing but a poor man's transparency. But we can do more to simulate transparency effects, whether it's a shadow, light, or fog-of-war. The technique we will be using is called glenzing, and it allows us to really mix colors as if we were painting a partially transparent object.2004, Daniel Sánchez-Crespo Dalmau, Core Techniques and Algorithms in Game Programming, page 344

Origin of glenzing

Possibly related to Swedish glänsa (“shine, glitter”).

Questions about glenzing

What does glenzing mean?
Glenzing means a technique for simulating translucency by storing extra colour values in the palette that represent the combined colours of intersecting objects in a scene.
What part of speech is glenzing?
Glenzing is a noun.

Words near glenzing in the dictionary

  1. Glenwood
  2. Glenwood Springs
  3. Glenworth Valley
  4. Glenys
  5. glenzed
  6. glenzing
  7. gleo-
  8. gleocapsoid
  9. gleocystidium
  10. gleovessel
  11. gleptoferron

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