shadow volume

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The spatial volume resulting from the projection of a ray from a light source through each vertex of a shadow-casting object to some point (generally at infinity); used in adding accurate shadows to a rendered scene.

Word forms

shadow volume shadow volumes
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