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painter's algorithm

painter's algorithm proper noun: a simple rendering technique that sorts all the polygons in a scene by their depth and then paints them in that order, from farthest to closest.

Proper noun

painter's algorithm

  1. A simple rendering technique that sorts all the polygons in a scene by their depth and then paints them in that order, from farthest to closest.

Origin of painter's algorithm

Referring to the technique of painting distant parts of a scene before parts which are nearer and thereby covering some areas of distant parts.

Questions about painter's algorithm

What does painter's algorithm mean?
Painter's algorithm means a simple rendering technique that sorts all the polygons in a scene by their depth and then paints them in that order, from farthest to closest.
What part of speech is painter's algorithm?
Painter's algorithm is a proper noun.

Words near painter's algorithm in the dictionary

  1. painted-on
  2. painted-snipe
  3. paintedness
  4. paintedst
  5. painter
  6. painter's algorithm
  7. painter's colic
  8. painter's tape
  9. painter's tapes
  10. painter-stainer
  11. painter-stainers

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