Meanings
nounhillshade (plural hillshades)
plural hillshades
- computer graphicsA graphical representation of a surface as if illuminated from one side
verbhillshade (third-person singular simple present hillshades, present participle hillshading, simple past and past participle hillshaded)
present singular third person hillshades · participle present hillshading · participle past hillshaded · past hillshaded
- transitivecomputer graphicsTo illuminate a surface in this manner.
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APA
hillshade. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hillshade
MLA
“hillshade.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hillshade. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hillshade,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hillshade.
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