splatting

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/ˈsplætɪŋ/

noun

A sound or action that splats.

“the splatting of water on the stone floor”

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of splat
nounsplatting (usually uncountable, plural splattings)

plural splattings

  1. uncountableusuallyA sound or action that splats.

    the splatting of water on the stone floor

  2. uncountableusuallycomputer graphicsA method for combining different textures by applying an alpha channel map to the higher levels, revealing the layers underneath where the map is partially or completely transparent.

Origin

The computing term was coined by Charles Bloom.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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