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- Dictionarysprite/sprʌɪt/
noun
- 1. an elf or fairy.
- 2. a computer graphic which may be moved on-screen and otherwise manipulated as a single entity.
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: a form of electrical discharge that sometimes is emitted upwards from the top of a cumulonimbus cloud during a thunderstorm at the same time that lightning strikes downward and that usually appears as a red or reddish-orange flash of light.
SPRITE definition: 1. a fairy (= a small imaginary person with wings) especially one connected with water: 2. a fairy…. Learn more.
A sprite is a spirit, a mythical, fairy-like creature who lives by the water. Sprites are supernatural and sometimes tricksy. Sprites are particularly common Western European folk tales, and one of the most famous literary sprites is Ariel from Shakespeare's The Tempest.
SPRITE meaning: 1. a fairy (= a small imaginary person with wings) especially one connected with water: 2. a fairy…. Learn more.
noun. (in folklore) a nimble elflike creature, esp one associated with water. a small dainty person. an icon in a computer game which can be manoeuvred around the screen by means of a joystick, etc.
sprite in British English. (spraɪt ) noun. 1. (in folklore) a nimble elflike creature, esp one associated with water. 2. a small dainty person. 3. an icon in a computer game which can be manoeuvred around the screen by means of a joystick, etc.
n. 1. (Classical Myth & Legend) (in folklore) a nimble elflike creature, esp one associated with water. 2. a small dainty person. 3. (Games, other than specified) an icon in a computer game which can be manoeuvred around the screen by means of a joystick, etc.
Definition of sprite noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
In computer graphics, a sprite is a two-dimensional bitmap that is integrated into a larger scene, most often in a 2D video game. Originally, the term sprite referred to fixed-sized objects composited together, by hardware, with a background. Use of the term has since become more general.
What does the noun sprite mean? There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun sprite, four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. sprite has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.
