overdraw
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Etymology
Pronunciation
Verb
overdraw (third-person singular simple present overdraws, present participle overdrawing, simple past overdrew, past participle overdrawn)
- To withdraw more money from an account than there is credit; to make an overdraft
- (archery) To use a device for shooting arrows shorter than the draw of the bow.
- (dated) To exaggerate.
- (computer graphics) To draw over the top of existing content.
- (music) To draw the air in through a harmonica while adjusting the mouth so that the note goes up a half tone.
Derived terms
Translations
withdraw more money from an account than there is credit
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Noun
overdraw (countable and uncountable, plural overdraws)
- (computer graphics) The process by which, during the rendering of a three-dimensional scene, a pixel is replaced by one that is closer to the viewpoint, as determined by their Z coordinates.
Translations
process during the rendering of a scene
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References
- “overdraw”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “overdraw”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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