English Explanatory Dictionary

Utah teapot

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A three-dimensional mathematical model of a teapot, often used as a reference object to test or assess a rendering technique.

Word forms

Utah teapot Utah teapots

Etymology

After the University of Utah, whose researcher Martin Newell designed the model in 1975.

Synonyms

Newell teapot
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