"octree" meaning in English

See octree in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: octrees [plural]
Etymology: oct- + tree Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|oct|tree}} oct- + tree Head templates: {{en-noun}} octree (plural octrees)
  1. A treelike data structure each of whose nodes has up to eight children, most often used to partition a three-dimensional space by recursively subdividing it. Wikipedia link: octree Related terms: binary tree, quadtree Translations (Translations): kahdeksanpuu (Finnish), kasipuu (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-octree-en-noun-Z93h38G- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with oct-

Inflected forms

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