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height map

height map is the alternative form of heightmap.

Meaning of heightmap

Noun

heightmap (plural heightmaps)

  1. A two-dimensional raster image used to store surface elevations that can later be applied to a three-dimensional object.
    Synonyms:
    heightfield

Forms of height map

pluralheight maps

Questions about height map

What is height map the alternative form of?
Height map is the alternative form of heightmap.

Words near height map in the dictionary

  1. Heighington
  2. heigho
  3. heighs
  4. height
  5. height above average terrain
  6. height map
  7. height money
  8. height to paper
  9. heightcel
  10. heightcels
  11. heighten

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