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shader

US/ˈʃeɪdɚ/

shader noun: one who, or that which, shades.

Noun

shader (plural shaders)

  1. One who, or that which, shades.
  2. A set of software instructions used to calculate rendering effects on graphics hardware.

Forms of shader

pluralshaders

Plural of shader: shaders

Origin of shader

From shade + -er.

Words formed from shader

Words that rhyme with shader

5 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about shader

What does shader mean?
Shader means one who, or that which, shades.
What part of speech is shader?
Shader is a noun.
How do you pronounce shader?
Shader is pronounced /ˈʃeɪdɚ/ (US).
What is the plural of shader?
The plural of shader is shaders.

Words near shader in the dictionary

  1. shadelike
  2. shaden
  3. shadened
  4. shadening
  5. shadens
  6. shader
  7. shaderless
  8. shaders
  9. shades
  10. shades up
  11. shadeset

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