"Gouraud shading" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ɡuːˈɹəʊ ʃeɪdɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɡuːˈɹoʊ ʃeɪdɪŋ/ [General-American] Forms: Gouraud shadings [plural]
Etymology: From Henri Gouraud, French computer scientist. Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} Gouraud shading (usually uncountable, plural Gouraud shadings)
  1. (computer graphics) A method of simulating the effects of light and colour across the surface of an object, based on estimates of the surface normal of each vertex in a polygonal 3D model. Wikipedia link: Gouraud shading Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Computer graphics

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