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heightmap

noun

Etymology

From height + map.

  1. derived from mappa — “napkin, cloth”
  2. derived from mappa mundī
  3. derived from mapamonde
  4. derived from mappemounde
  5. compounded as heightmap — “height + map”

Definitions

  1. A two-dimensional raster image used to store surface elevations that can later be applied…

    A two-dimensional raster image used to store surface elevations that can later be applied to a three-dimensional object.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for heightmap. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA