noun
Meaning 1
A sound or action that splats.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Examples
- the splatting of water on the stone floor
Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
splatting
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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/ˈsplætɪŋ/
noun
Meaning 2
A method for combining different textures by applying an alpha channel map to the higher levels, revealing the layers underneath where the map is partially or completely transparent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: computer-graphics, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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verb
Meaning 3
present participle and gerund of splat
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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History
Etymology
The computing term was coined by Charles Bloom.