metaball
English
![](Images/wiktionary/Metaballs.png.webp)
Metaballs influencing each other.
Etymology
meta- + ball
Noun
metaball (plural metaballs)
- (computer graphics, demoscene) An n-dimensional object with an organic appearance, a popular visual effect in the demoscene.
- 2002, Lynn Pocock, Judson Rosebush, The computer animator's technical handbook (page 24)
- Metaballs often have properties that define the way two metaballs will interact upon an encounter.
- 2002, Lynn Pocock, Judson Rosebush, The computer animator's technical handbook (page 24)
Anagrams
- at 'em ball, meatball