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tone mapping

tone mapping noun: the technique of mapping one set of colors to another, to approximate the appearance of a higher dynamic range than is actually available.

Noun

tone mapping (uncountable)

  1. The technique of mapping one set of colors to another, to approximate the appearance of a higher dynamic range than is actually available.

Questions about tone mapping

What does tone mapping mean?
Tone mapping means the technique of mapping one set of colors to another, to approximate the appearance of a higher dynamic range than is actually available.
What part of speech is tone mapping?
Tone mapping is a noun.

Words near tone mapping in the dictionary

  1. tone hole
  2. tone holes
  3. tone in
  4. tone indicator
  5. tone indicators
  6. tone mapping
  7. tone mark
  8. tone marks
  9. tone meeting
  10. tone meetings
  11. tone number

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