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• present participle of render.

rendering

American  

[ren-der-ing] / ˈrɛn dər ɪŋ /

noun

• renderings
  plural

1. Digital Technology.

   1. the synthesis of discrete digital components into a final graphic output.

      With hardware acceleration, the browser should also be able to handle full-screen rendering to play videos in cinema view.

      The new modeling tool offers state-of-the-art rendering and simulation of hair in gameplay and in cinematics.

   2. the execution of loading and displaying objects, textures, geometry, lighting, etc., in a video game.

      Players complained that slow rendering caused an “invisible enemies glitch” on older consoles.

2. an act or instance of interpretation, rendition, or depiction, as of a dramatic part or a musical composition.

   Many critics praised the modern band’s renderings of Gregorian chants on their second album.

3. a translation.

   This rendering of Dante’s text was devoid of the necessary cultural context, and fell far short of other translations.

4. a representation of a building, interior, etc., executed in perspective and usually done for purposes of presentation.

5. an official finding or a judgment, as one formally pronounced by a court.

   One must follow the new constitution without considering any legal renderings of the past.

6. Cooking. Usually renderings fat extracted from a rendered piece of beef, pork, sausage, etc..

   Toss the greens in a skillet with a spoonful of heated bacon renderings and some crumbled bacon for less than a minute.

7. Building Trades. render.

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rendering British  

/ ˈrɛndərɪŋ /

noun

1. the act or an instance of performing a play, piece of music, etc

2. a translation of a text from a foreign language

3. Also called: rendering coat, render. a coat of plaster or cement mortar applied to a surface

4. a perspective drawing showing an architect's idea of a finished building, interior, etc

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• renderings
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of rendering

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English (gerund); render ¹ + -ing ¹ ( def. )

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Explanation

Anything that's been interpreted in an artistic form is a rendering — a song, a drawing, a theatrical performance. On a more technical note, an architect's drawing or plan is known as a rendering. While we're still architect-related, the coat of stucco placed over the surface of a masonry wall can be a rendering as well. Rendering can also represent the giving of something, as in Gandhi's famous quote, that "We win justice quickest by rendering justice to the other party." Don't associate rendering with the verb rend — which means quite the opposite — "to break apart or destroy."

Example Sentences

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rendering renderings

Early on, and for the rest of his life, these pieces, usually executed with black chalk, showed unfailing skill with respect to proportion, rendering and grasp of the model’s pose.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

In his review, Times theater critic Charles McNulty described the show as “the best rendering of the play I’ve encountered.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

That 1960 pact is often accused of rendering US military bases virtually extraterritorial and immune to Japan's domestic laws.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

A game's engine is a piece of software that packs everything needed to craft a playable experience - including graphics rendering, physics simulation and scripting - into one place for creators.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

The company paid the good Reverend’s salary and was not above suggesting the topic of his sermons, mostly having to do with rendering to Caesar what was Caesar’s.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

Photorealistic renderings of shrimp that resemble life preservers and chicken parts with the texture of dinosaur skin have elicited disgust and nausea, with an undercurrent of existential, eldritch horror.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Gehry Partners, the architecture firm established by the late Frank Gehry in 2001, released renderings of its redesign, which includes a curving glass canopy above a staircase leading to the Lower Tram entrance.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026

Workers were seen assembling domed arches and a staging area, which based on online renderings, will form an octagon-shaped ring surrounded by a wire-mesh fence and thousands of temporary seats.

From BBC ● May 27, 2026

We saw the bulldozers tear down the East Wing of the White House, the many renderings of what the new structure is going to look like.

From Slate ● May 7, 2026

Unlike the stylish renderings I saw in the Capitol, this is definitely not a fashion statement.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

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