skydome

noun

skydome

noun

Etymology From sky + dome.

1

Computer graphics, Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences, Video games A sphere or hemisphere with a texture on its inner face, used to simulate the sky or similar backdrop around a three-dimensional playfield.

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skybox

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