point cloud
n.— «As part of their 3D laser scanning expertise, the company’s engineers are highly skilled in creating surface models from the 3D scan data which is also referred to as a “point cloud.”» —“GKS Opens Laser Scan, CAD Modeling Service Bureau in India” by Minneapolis, Minnesota TenLinks.com June 14, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Following our conversation about the secret cup code of the old Harvey House restaurant chain, a listener in Minneapolis, Minnesota, shares a far more complicated and efficient restaurant code, the elaborate plate marking system used at Waffle House...
If you’re in a book club, how do you decide what books to read? There are lots of different ways, depending on your group’s goals. And is it ever wise to correct someone who mispronounces a word? Sometimes you have to decide if...