heightmap

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noun

A two-dimensional raster image used to store surface elevations that can later be applied to a three-dimensional object.

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heightfield
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Meanings

nounheightmap (plural heightmaps)

plural heightmaps

  1. computer graphicsA two-dimensional raster image used to store surface elevations that can later be applied to a three-dimensional object.

    Synonyms: heightfield

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA two-dimensional raster image used to store surface elevations that can later be applied to a three-dimensional object.

Similar
heightfield

Origin

From height + map.

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Translations

Russian карта высот
  • карта высот (karta vysot)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“heightmap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heightmap. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heightmap,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heightmap.

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