"heightmap" meaning in English

See heightmap in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: heightmaps [plural]
Etymology: From height + map. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|height|map}} height + map Head templates: {{en-noun}} heightmap (plural heightmaps)
  1. (computer graphics) A two-dimensional raster image used to store surface elevations that can later be applied to a three-dimensional object. Categories (topical): Computer graphics Synonyms: heightfield

Inflected forms

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