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photoreal en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁ís Proto-Italic *reis Classical Latin rēs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin reālisder. Old French reelbor. Middle English real English real English photoreal From photo- + real.

Meanings

1. Exhibiting photorealism.
   • Frequently, you can use the texture from one object to surface a completely different object. Figure 8.26 illustrates how a crab shell texture makes a wonderful photoreal fruit skin. 1998, Dan Ablan, Patrik Beck, Inside LightWave 3D:

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