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Meaning of hurtbox | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

The area (hitbox) around a character in a fighting game such that, if an attack impinges upon it, the character will take damage.

Examples

““Our goal with this update is to more tightly tie hitboxes and hurtboxes to our character’s animations,” devs explained in the blog post.”
“As of the current patch, Luke’s crouching Medium Punch has been nerfed. It will now have a larger hurtbox, in addition to having a slower recovery when the attack misses.”

CEFR level

B1
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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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