Phong
/fɒŋ/Computing
noun
Designating or relating to a model of illumination and a method for interpolation of the illumination data for objects represented in computer graphics, which may be applied (or approximated) to render high quality three-dimensional images; especially in Phong shading.
- In this model the diffuse, specular, and ambient aspects of incident light can be taken into account separately for each constituent pixel..
Origin
1970s. From the name of Bui Trong-Phong, Vietnamese computer scientist (d. 1998), who devised the model and algorithm.
- asymptomatic
- asymptote
- asymptotic
- asymptotically
- asynchronous
- asynchronously
- asynchronous transfer mode
- asynchrony
- asyndetic
- asyndeton
- as you do
- asystole
- asystolic
- (as) —— as all get out
- (as) —— as anything
- (as) —— as hell
- (as) —— as pie
- (as) —— as sin
- as —— as the next man
- as —— as they come
- as —— as you please
- as —— go
- at
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- ATA