shading

noun — 2 senses

shading

noun

1

The act or result of something being shaded.

the delicate shadings of colour in the painted sunset

2

Something providing shade.

We placed ourselves on a rustic bench under the shading of a fine old elm; ...1843, W. H. Maxwell, The Fortunes of Hector O’Halloran, and His Man Mark Antony O’Toole, page 49:

Derived terms: bid shading, cel shading, countershading, Gouraud shading, Phong shading, pillow shading, shading coil, shading pen, toon shading

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