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heightmap

heightmap noun: a two-dimensional raster image used to store surface elevations that can later be applied to a three-dimensional object.

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

Synonyms of heightmap

Forms of heightmap

pluralheightmaps

Origin of heightmap

From height + map.

Questions about heightmap

What does heightmap mean?
Heightmap means a two-dimensional raster image used to store surface elevations that can later be applied to a three-dimensional object.
What part of speech is heightmap?
Heightmap is a noun.
What is the plural of heightmap?
The plural of heightmap is heightmaps.

Words near heightmap in the dictionary

  1. heighths
  2. heightism
  3. heightist
  4. heightists
  5. heightless
  6. heightmap
  7. heightmaps
  8. heightmaxx
  9. heightmaxxed
  10. heightmaxxes
  11. heightmaxxing

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