Phong shading

noun

A technique for shading three-dimensional surfaces by interpolating surface normals across rasterized polygons and computing pixel colors based on the interpolated normals and a reflection model.

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Phong interpolation
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Meanings

nounPhong shading (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecomputer graphicsA technique for shading three-dimensional surfaces by interpolating surface normals across rasterized polygons and computing pixel colors based on the interpolated normals and a reflection model.

    Synonyms: Phong interpolation

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA technique for shading three-dimensional surfaces by interpolating surface normals across rasterized polygons and computing pixel colors based on the interpolated normals and a reflection model.

Similar
Phong interpolation
Also see
phong interpolation

Origin

Developed by Bui Tuong Phong.

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APA

Phong shading. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Phong%20shading

MLA

“Phong shading.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Phong%20shading. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Phong shading,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Phong%20shading.

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