volumetric
Americanadjective
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Origin of volumetric
1860–65; volu(me) + -metric ( def. )
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"While the volumetric disruptions we are seeing are significant - arguably among the largest in recent history - the market is far more resilient than in the 1970s," she said.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
Creators on Netflix are also using AI tools for their projects, including filmmakers for comedy “Happy Gilmore 2” using generative AI and volumetric capture technology to de-age characters.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2025
The volumetric, jug-like form of “Martinique” emphasizes clay’s eternal role as a vessel, which the artist fills with new meanings by virtue of her chosen forms and referents.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2024
Tomographic volumetric additive manufacturing is a relatively new manufacturing approach that uses projected light to solidify a light-sensitive resin in specific areas.
From Science Daily • May 9, 2024
This brings us at once to the consideration of that theory which probably has held our attention for the longest period of time, i. e., the volumetric theory.
From Glaucoma A Symposium Presented at a Meeting of the Chicago Ophthalmological Society, November 17, 1913 by Nance, Willis O.
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