Utah teapot
Utah teapot noun: a three-dimensional mathematical model of a teapot, often used as a reference object to test or assess a rendering technique.
Noun
Utah teapot (plural Utah teapots)
- A three-dimensional mathematical model of a teapot, often used as a reference object to test or assess a rendering technique.
- The preceding figure shows the Utah teapot, a popular benchmark for surfaces. The teapot is textured by a random polka-dot pattern.1996, Alyn Rockwood, Peter Chambers, Interactive Curves and Surfaces: A Multimedia Tutorial on CAGD
- Figure 23.7 demonstrates our smoothing operator applied to a preliminary 3D scan conversion of the Utah teapot.2003, Stanley Osher, Nikos Paragios, Geometric level set methods in imaging, vision, and graphics
- Synonyms:
- Newell teapot
Synonyms of Utah teapot
Forms of Utah teapot
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Origin of Utah teapot
After the University of Utah, whose researcher Martin Newell designed the model in 1975.
Questions about Utah teapot
- What does Utah teapot mean?
- Utah teapot means a three-dimensional mathematical model of a teapot, often used as a reference object to test or assess a rendering technique.
- What part of speech is Utah teapot?
- Utah teapot is a noun.
- What is the plural of Utah teapot?
- The plural of Utah teapot is Utah teapots.
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