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sidenounA bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape.
facenoun(anatomy) The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth, and the surrounding area.
hyperfacenoun(geometry) A hyperplane that forms a boundary of a polytope
basenounSomething from which other things extend; a foundation.
antiportalnoun(computer graphics) A defined plane or volume that can never be seen through, and which thus reduces the number of calculations involved in rendering a three-dimensional scene.
necker cubenounAn optical illusion consisting of a wireframe drawing of a cube, where a given face may be perceived as being either on the front or the back of the cube.
edgenounAn advantage.
offscapenoun(now rare) The distant part of a view, garden etc.; the background.
vertex figurenoun(geometry) The figure exposed when a corner of a polyhedron or polytope is sliced off.
hillshadenoun(computer graphics) A graphical representation of a surface as if illuminated from one side
vertnoun(colloquial) In sport, a type of bicycle stunt competition.
back azimuthnounAlternative form of backazimuth. [(topography) A projection of the azimuth from the origin to the opposite side of the azimuth circle.]
lateral surfacenoun(geometry) All of the sides of the object, excluding its base and top (when they exist).
guard bandnoun(radio, telecommunications) An unused part of the radio spectrum between bands, for the purpose of preventing interference.
draw distancenoun(computer graphics) The maximum distance from the camera at which objects are rendered in a three-dimensional scene.
first angle projectionnoun(uncountable) A method of technical drawing where the front view of the object is placed in the first quadrant, the side view is to the left, and the top view is below it. (More common in Europe and Asia.)
foregroundnoun(computing, often attributive) The application the user is currently interacting with; the application window that appears in front of all others.
canvasnounA type of coarse cloth, woven from hemp, useful for making sails and tents or as a surface for paintings.
cameranoun(photography) A device for taking still or moving pictures or photographs.
backsightnoun(surveying) A measurement or reading taken back towards a point of known elevation, used to calculate the height of the surveying instrument (theodolite, transit, total station).

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