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Meatball vs Metaball - What's the difference?

meatball | metaball |

As nouns the difference between meatball and metaball

is that meatball is a ball of minced or ground meat, seasoned and cooked while metaball is (computer graphics|demoscene) an n-dimensional object with an organic appearance, a popular visual effect in the demoscene.

meatball

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • a ball of minced or ground meat, seasoned and cooked
  • (slang) a stupid person
  • (baseball) an easy pitch to hit, especially thrown right down the middle of the plate.
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    metaball

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (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.

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