displacement mapping

noun

A method for adding detail to surfaces by subdivision and displacement of the resulting vertices from a heightmap.

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Meanings

noundisplacement mapping (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecomputer graphicsA method for adding detail to surfaces by subdivision and displacement of the resulting vertices from a heightmap.
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