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hillshade

hillshade noun: a graphical representation of a surface as if illuminated from one side.

Noun

hillshade (plural hillshades)

  1. A graphical representation of a surface as if illuminated from one side

Verb

hillshade (third-person singular simple present hillshades, present participle hillshading, simple past and past participle hillshaded)

  1. (transitive) To illuminate a surface in this manner.

Forms of hillshade

Noun
pluralhillshades
Verb
third-person singular presenthillshades
present participlehillshading
past participlehillshaded
pasthillshaded

Origin of hillshade

From hill + shade.

Questions about hillshade

What does hillshade mean?
Hillshade means a graphical representation of a surface as if illuminated from one side.
What part of speech is hillshade?
Hillshade can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of hillshade?
The plural of hillshade is hillshades.

Words near hillshade in the dictionary

  1. hillscape
  2. hillscapes
  3. Hillsdale
  4. Hillsdale County
  5. Hillses
  6. hillshade
  7. hillshaded
  8. hillshades
  9. hillshading
  10. hillside
  11. hillsides

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