"skysphere" meaning in All languages combined

See skysphere on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: skyspheres [plural]
Etymology: From sky + sphere. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|sky|sphere}} sky + sphere Head templates: {{en-noun}} skysphere (plural skyspheres)
  1. (video games, computer graphics) A sphere with a texture on its inner face, used to simulate the sky or similar backdrop around a three-dimensional playfield; a skydome. Related terms: skybox

Inflected forms

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