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shadowcasting

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. The generation of shadows from a three-dimensional model.
  2. A technique in which an incident ray at a small angle to the horizontal casts a shadow, thus making an object easier to see.
  3. The live amateur performance of a film by a group of people at the same time as watching the film.

Examples

“A different shadowcasting arrangement results when light⟳ rays are oriented oblique to the picture plane. In this situation actual and bearing rays appear⟳ to vanish in perspective.”
“One of the most common of these gay male participations with Rocky Horror is 'shadowcasting', a type⟳ of camp performance in which the actor dresses in costume as a character and mimics his or her actions in front of the screen.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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