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Gouraud shading

UK/ɡuːˈɹəʊ ʃeɪdɪŋ/US/ɡuːˈɹoʊ ʃeɪdɪŋ/

Gouraud shading noun: a method of simulating the effects of light and colour across the surface of an object, based on estimates of the surface normal of each vertex in a polygonal 3D model.

Noun

Gouraud shading (usually uncountable, plural Gouraud shadings)

  1. (usually) A method of simulating the effects of light and colour across the surface of an object, based on estimates of the surface normal of each vertex in a polygonal 3D model.

Forms of Gouraud shading

pluralGouraud shadings

Origin of Gouraud shading

From Henri Gouraud, French computer scientist.

Questions about Gouraud shading

What does Gouraud shading mean?
Gouraud shading means a method of simulating the effects of light and colour across the surface of an object, based on estimates of the surface normal of each vertex in a polygonal 3D model.
What part of speech is Gouraud shading?
Gouraud shading is a noun.
How do you pronounce Gouraud shading?
Gouraud shading is pronounced /ɡuːˈɹəʊ ʃeɪdɪŋ/ (UK).
What is the plural of Gouraud shading?
The plural of Gouraud shading is Gouraud shadings.

Words near Gouraud shading in the dictionary

  1. gourami
  2. gouramies
  3. gouramis
  4. gouras
  5. Gouraud
  6. Gouraud shading
  7. Gouraud shadings
  8. gourbi
  9. gourbis
  10. gourd
  11. gourd rattle

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