beam tracing

noun

An algorithm to simulate wave propagation, similar to ray tracing but using pyramidal beams instead of rays, having applications in computer graphics and in simulating acoustics and electromagnetism.

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Meanings

nounbeam tracing (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn algorithm to simulate wave propagation, similar to ray tracing but using pyramidal beams instead of rays, having applications in computer graphics and in simulating acoustics and electromagnetism.
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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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