"microfacet" meaning in English

See microfacet in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: microfacets [plural]
Etymology: From micro- + facet. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|micro-<id:very small>|facet|text=+|tree=1}} From micro- + facet., {{ety|en|:af|micro-<id:very small>|facet|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós) Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-)lbor. English micro- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Proto-Indo-European *-yḗh₂s Proto-Italic *-jēs Latin -iēs Latin faciēs Late Latin facia Old French face Middle French face French face Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Middle French -et French -etder. French -ette French facettebor. English facet English microfacet From micro- + facet. Head templates: {{en-noun}} microfacet (plural microfacets)
  1. (computer graphics) A tiny facet of the surface of an object being rendered, used in approximating reflections, etc.

Inflected forms

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