shadowcasting

noun

Etymology

From shadow + casting.

  1. inherited from castynge
  2. compounded as shadowcasting — “shadow + casting

Definitions

  1. The generation of shadows from a three-dimensional model.

    • A different shadowcasting arrangement results when light rays are oriented oblique to the picture plane. In this situation actual and bearing rays appear to vanish in perspective.
  2. A technique in which an incident ray at a small angle to the horizontal casts a shadow,…

    A technique in which an incident ray at a small angle to the horizontal casts a shadow, thus making an object easier to see.

  3. The live amateur performance of a film by a group of people at the same time as watching…

    The live amateur performance of a film by a group of people at the same time as watching the film.

    • One of the most common of these gay male participations with Rocky Horror is 'shadowcasting', a type of camp performance in which the actor dresses in costume as a character and mimics his or her actions in front of the screen.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for shadowcasting. 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