noun
Meaning 1
One who, or that which, shades.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
shader
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Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˈʃeɪdɚ/
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rhymes with -eɪdə(ɹ)
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CMU ARPABET: SH EY1 D ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A set of software instructions used to calculate rendering effects on graphics hardware.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computer-graphics, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From shade + -er.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: varjostin — One who, or that which, shades
- Finnish: varjostin — computer graphics
- Finnish: sävytin — computer graphics
- French: nuanceur — computer graphics
- Polish: shader — computer graphics
- Portuguese: sombreador — computer graphics
- Spanish: sombreador — computer graphics
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