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voxel

American  
[vahk-suhl] / ˈvɑk səl /

noun

  1. Digital Technology. any one of the set of cubic elements that together make up a 3D graphic simulation or representation.


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The team is currently fabricating cement voxel structures and assembling them into a lab-scale architected reef, which they will test under various wave conditions.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 27, 2024

That coarse spatial resolution is a feature, not a bug: adding up the radio emission from all the hydrogen in each voxel allows astronomers to pick up faint signals they would not otherwise see.

From Scientific American ● May 4, 2022

It worked great, and I had no trouble traversing dangerous platforms as a tiny voxel chicken.

From The Verge ● Nov. 4, 2021

The researchers showed volunteers lines in various orientations — and the different voxel mosaics told the team which orientation the person was looking at.

From Nature ● Oct. 23, 2013

Large Scale Destruction The intriguing Landmark system allows players to go into voxel mode and build the EQ Next world in their own little sandbox.

From Forbes ● Aug. 2, 2013

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