"spacecut" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: spacecuts [plural]
Etymology: space + cut Etymology templates: {{compound|en|space|cut}} space + cut Head templates: {{en-noun}} spacecut (plural spacecuts)
  1. (computer graphics, demoscene) An animated visual effect in which one polyhedron intersects another, forming an empty space where their volumes overlap. Categories (topical): Computer graphics, Demoscene

Inflected forms

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