hillshade

English

Etymology

From hill +‎ shade.

Noun

hillshade (plural hillshades)

  1. (computer graphics) A graphical representation of a surface as if illuminated from one side

Verb

hillshade (third-person singular simple present hillshades, present participle hillshading, simple past and past participle hillshaded)

  1. (computer graphics, transitive) To illuminate a surface in this manner.
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