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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hillshade

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hill-shade
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A graphical representation of a surface as if illuminated from one side

verb

To illuminate a surface in this manner.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From hill + shade.

Usage

Inflected Forms

hillshades (plural) hillshades (present, singular) hillshading (participle, present) hillshaded (participle, past) hillshaded (past)

Questions

What does hillshade mean?
A graphical representation of a surface as if illuminated from one side
Where does hillshade come from?
From hill + shade.

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