rendering

American  

[ren-der-ing] / ˈrɛn dər ɪŋ /

noun

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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Etymology

Origin of rendering

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

Example Sentences

But many gay Ugandans can’t find space in such shelters, rendering them vulnerable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Training favors highly parallel processing, much like rendering videogame graphics, which helps explain why the company whose chips powered 3-D shoot-’em-ups like Unreal Tournament back in 1999 came to dominate AI profits.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Meanwhile, outside the administration, Glenn Beck used the Iran crisis to promote his interview with an A.I. rendering of George Washington.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026

His fugues are a draftsman’s rendering of heavenly splendor.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

Kyle tapped the rendering of the spinner in the right-hand corner of the game plans.

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein

Related Words

• reading
• rendition
• translation