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lightmap

lightmap noun: a precomputed data structure that stores the brightnesses of surfaces in a video game, etc.

Noun

lightmap (plural lightmaps)

  1. A precomputed data structure that stores the brightnesses of surfaces in a video game, etc.

Forms of lightmap

plurallightmaps

Origin of lightmap

From light + map.

Questions about lightmap

What does lightmap mean?
Lightmap means a precomputed data structure that stores the brightnesses of surfaces in a video game, etc.
What part of speech is lightmap?
Lightmap is a noun.
What is the plural of lightmap?
The plural of lightmap is lightmaps.

Words near lightmap in the dictionary

  1. lightlike
  2. lightliness
  3. lightly
  4. lightman
  5. lightmans
  6. lightmap
  7. lightmapped
  8. lightmapping
  9. lightmaps
  10. lightmen
  11. lightmeter

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