surfel
English
Etymology 1
Compare sulphur.
Alternative forms
- surfle
Verb
surfel (third-person singular simple present surfels, present participle surfelling, simple past and past participle surfelled)
- (obsolete, transitive) To wash with a cosmetic water, said by some to be prepared from sulphur.
- Ford
- She shall no oftener powder her hair, [or] surfel her cheeks, […] but she shall as often gaze on my picture.
- Ford
Etymology 2
Blend of surface + voxel
Noun
surfel (plural surfels)
- (computer graphics) A unit square between voxels.
Related terms
- lignel
- pointel
Anagrams
- fleurs, surfle, urself