splatting

/S P L AE1 T IH0 NG/
verb
  1. 1

    To hit a flat surface and deform into an irregular shape.

    โ€œThe egg splatted onto the floor.โ€

  2. 2

    To splatter.

    โ€œShe splatted the roach with her shoe.โ€

  3. 3

    To combine different textures by applying an alpha channel map to the higher levels, revealing the layers underneath where the map is partially or completely transparent.

noun
  1. 1

    A sound or action that splats.

    โ€œthe splatting of water on the stone floorโ€

  2. 2

    A method for combining different textures by applying an alpha channel map to the higher levels, revealing the layers underneath where the map is partially or completely transparent.

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