rendering

n.

1. A depiction or interpretation, as in painting or music.
2. A drawing in perspective of a proposed structure.
3. A translation: a rendering of Cicero's treatises into English.
4. A coat of plaster or cement applied to a masonry surface.

(1) To make visible; to draw. The term comes from the graphics world where a rendering is an artist's drawing of what a new structure would look like. In computer-aided design (CAD), a rendering is a particular view of a 3D model that has been converted into a realistic image. It includes basic lighting such as Gouraud shading as well as more sophisticated effects that simulate shadows, reflection and refraction. It may also include the application of textures to the surfaces. See Gouraud shading, Phong shading, texture mapping and rapid prototyping.

(2) To convert any coded content to the required format for display or printing. Although the term is typically used to refer to images, it may refer to any data. For example, an HTML page, which contains text and graphics, is said to be "rendered" when it is displayed.

A Bentley Rendering

Photorealistic pictures require high-end rendering software. This drawing of downtown Philadelphia was rendered in MicroStation MasterPiece from Bentley Systems. (Image courtesy of Bentley Systems, Inc.)

A Pixar Rendering

Pixar's sophisticated RenderMan software was used to simulate water in this example. (Image courtesy of Pixar Animation Studios.)

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A drawing or (usually) watercolor or oil painting giving a perspective view of a proposed building or development to show how it will look when completed, including landscaping; a more artistic representation than the more technical Elevation.
Example: The architect's rendering of the proposed museum was exhibited throughout the city to gain taxpayer support for the plan.

The process of liberating the fat from the cells that constitute the adipose tissue. Dry rendering, heating the fat dry, or wet rendering, when water is present.

noun

1. One's artistic conception as shown by the way in which something such as a dramatic role or musical composition is rendered: execution, interpretation, performance, reading, realization, rendition. See performing arts.
2. A restating of something in other, especially simpler, words: paraphrase, restatement, translation, version. See words.

1. Applying a coat of plaster directly on an interior wall or stucco on an exterior wall.
2. A perspective or elevation drawing of a project or portion thereof with artistic delineation of materials, shades, and shadows.

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[Ge]

A coating of clay, plaster, or a lime–sand mix applied to an external stone, brick, or timber wall face to create a relatively smooth surface and make it weatherproof.

Of fat, the melting of the tissue material and collection and solidification of the molten fat.

• dry r. — separation of edible fat from abattoir residues by dry steam heat and the driving off of water.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - opførelse, produktion, oversættelse, gengivelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
vertaling, uitvoering, bepleistering

Français (French)
n. - (Art, Littérat, Mus) interprétation, traduction, (Constr) enduit

Deutsch (German)
n. - Wiedergabe, Übertragung, Vortrag, Putz

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - απόδοση, ερμηνεία (ρόλου κ.λπ.)

Italiano (Italian)
versione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - interpretação (f)

Русский (Russian)
исполнение, трактовка

Español (Spanish)
n. - interpretación, traducción, enlucido

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - framförande, återgäldande, översättning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
翻译, 描写, 表现

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 翻譯, 描寫, 表現

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 번역[문], 표현, 반환물

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 翻訳, 表現, 演出, 演奏, 返還, 下塗り, 精製

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الأداء, طريقه العزف أو الغناء أو الترجمه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ביצוע, אופן ביצוע, תרגום‬

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