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photon mapping

photon mapping noun: a two-pass global illumination rendering algorithm that approximately solves the rendering equation for integrating light radiance at a given point in space.

Noun

photon mapping (countable and uncountable, plural photon mappings)

  1. A two-pass global illumination rendering algorithm that approximately solves the rendering equation for integrating light radiance at a given point in space.

Forms of photon mapping

pluralphoton mappings

Questions about photon mapping

What does photon mapping mean?
Photon mapping means a two-pass global illumination rendering algorithm that approximately solves the rendering equation for integrating light radiance at a given point in space.
What part of speech is photon mapping?
Photon mapping is a noun.
What is the plural of photon mapping?
The plural of photon mapping is photon mappings.

Words near photon mapping in the dictionary

  1. photon
  2. photon belt
  3. photon belts
  4. photon circle
  5. photon circles
  6. photon mapping
  7. photon mappings
  8. photon sail
  9. photon sails
  10. photon sphere
  11. photon spheres

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