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ray marching

ray marching noun: an advanced form of ray tracing in which the imaginary light rays are not merely computed where they intersect with solid parts of the model, but also sampled and modified as they pass through space.

Noun

ray marching (uncountable)

  1. An advanced form of ray tracing in which the imaginary light rays are not merely computed where they intersect with solid parts of the model, but also sampled and modified as they pass through space.

Forms of ray marching

alternative formraymarching

Questions about ray marching

What does ray marching mean?
Ray marching means an advanced form of ray tracing in which the imaginary light rays are not merely computed where they intersect with solid parts of the model, but also sampled and modified as they pass through space.
What part of speech is ray marching?
Ray marching is a noun.

Words near ray marching in the dictionary

  1. ray florets
  2. ray grass
  3. ray grasses
  4. ray gun
  5. ray guns
  6. ray marching
  7. ray of hope
  8. ray of light
  9. ray of sunshine
  10. ray tracer
  11. ray tracers

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