Glossary

adjacency primitive One of the primitive topologies that includes, for each primitive, additional vertex data representing adjacent primitives in the original geometry. Examples include triangles and lines with adjacency.

aliasing Technically, the loss of signal information in an image reproduced at some finite resolution. It is most often characterized by the appearance of sharp, jagged edges along points, lines, or polygons due to the nature of having a limited number of fixed-size pixels.

alpha A fourth color value added to provide a degree of transparency to the color of an object. An alpha value of 0.0 means complete transparency; 1.0 denotes no transparency (opaque).

ambient light Light in a scene that doesn’t come from any specific ...

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