backface

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noun

The back side of a face of a mesh, which typically will never face the camera and can thus be culled (discarded) from the list of items to be rendered.

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Meanings

nounbackface (plural backfaces)

plural backfaces

  1. computer graphicsThe back side of a face of a mesh, which typically will never face the camera and can thus be culled (discarded) from the list of items to be rendered.

Origin

From back + face.

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APA

backface. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backface

MLA

“backface.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backface. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “backface,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backface.

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