"skydome" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-skydome.wav Forms: skydomes [plural]
Etymology: From sky + dome. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|sky|dome}} sky + dome Head templates: {{en-noun}} skydome (plural skydomes)
  1. (video games, computer graphics) A sphere or hemisphere with a texture on its inner face, used to simulate the sky or similar backdrop around a three-dimensional playfield. Related terms: skybox

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