varying

comparative more varying · superlative most varying

1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of vary

plural varyings

1. computer graphicsA kind of variable, used by a fragment shader, that interpolates values across a primitive, so as to produce gradient effects etc.

   Another consideration to the relationship between vertex and fragment shaders is that adding too many additional varyings can be a drag on performance since they must all be interpolated […]

   2012, Patrick Cozzi, Christophe Riccio, OpenGL Insights