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hogel

hogel noun: a small portion of a computer-generated light-field hologram, representing the direction and intensity of light rays from many perspectives.

Noun

hogel (plural hogels)

  1. A small portion of a computer-generated light-field hologram, representing the direction and intensity of light rays from many perspectives.

Forms of hogel

pluralhogels

Origin of hogel

Coined in a 1994 paper by Mark Lucente, from holographic element; compare earlier pixel, voxel, etc.

Words formed from hogel

  • hogel processing unit

Questions about hogel

What does hogel mean?
Hogel means a small portion of a computer-generated light-field hologram, representing the direction and intensity of light rays from many perspectives.
What part of speech is hogel?
Hogel is a noun.
What is the plural of hogel?
The plural of hogel is hogels.

Words near hogel in the dictionary

  1. hogchoker
  2. hogchokers
  3. hogcote
  4. hogcotes
  5. Hoge
  6. hogel
  7. Hogeland
  8. Hogelands
  9. hogels
  10. hogen-mogen
  11. Hogenson

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