Gouraud shading

UK/ɡuːˈɹəʊ ʃeɪdɪŋ/US/ɡuːˈɹoʊ ʃeɪdɪŋ/

noun

A method of simulating the effects of light and colour across the surface of an object, based on estimates of the surface normal of each vertex in a polygonal 3D model.

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Meanings

nounGouraud shading (usually uncountable, plural Gouraud shadings)

plural Gouraud shadings

  1. uncountableusuallycomputer graphicsA method of simulating the effects of light and colour across the surface of an object, based on estimates of the surface normal of each vertex in a polygonal 3D model.

Origin

From Henri Gouraud, French computer scientist.

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APA

Gouraud shading. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gouraud%20shading

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“Gouraud shading.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gouraud%20shading. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gouraud shading,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gouraud%20shading.

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