lerp

¹

[ lurp ]

noun

1. a hardened, sweet secretion produced by the nymphs of some genera of Australian jumping plant lice and traditionally eaten by Australian Aboriginal peoples.

lerp

²

[ lurp ]

noun

1. a programming function that uses linear interpolation to return a value between two given values, as to move an object from one position to another over a fixed amount of time in graphics programming.

verb (used without object)

1. to use linear interpolation to return values within a given range of values along a line, especially in graphics programming.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lerp¹

First recorded in 1845–50; from an uncertain Australian Aboriginal language

Origin of lerp²

First recorded in 2000–05; by shortening from l(inear) (int)erp(olation) ( def )