"isosurface" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: isosurfaces [plural]
Etymology: iso- + surface Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|iso|surface}} iso- + surface Head templates: {{en-noun}} isosurface (plural isosurfaces)
  1. (computer graphics, geometry) A surface that represents points of a constant value within a volume of space Categories (topical): Computer graphics, Functions, Geometry, Surfaces Related terms: isocontour, isoline, isosurfacing

Inflected forms

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