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🪟 A transfer sticker 🖥️ A digital sticker
decal

decal

2 5.7
A digital image added to a surface to show marks or labels without changing shape
  • noun
  • /ˈdiːkæl/
  • Jargon
translation icon : calcomanía digital
  • He ran his finger across the dresser top, mottled with unicorn decals my sister had applied.
  • helmet decals
  • apply decals

Examples

  • - But have you seen it with the new decal?

    Summertime Dropouts (2022)

  • OK with the Punisher decal, teddyfresh.com.

  • I love these decals... they're so cool!

    Blog text (19)

  • Dunker's jet black car was highlighted with green and white decals and numbers.

    Blog text (22)

  • There's even this little decal on the door sill, which I assume the owner added to be proud of his MTREC system.

  • Pugsley stands nearby, beside Fester's steamer trunk, studying the exotic decals.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • The car was decorated with colorful decals featuring various animals.

  • He proudly displayed the team's decals on his helmet during the match.

  • The windows of the shop were adorned with bright holiday decals to attract customers.

Synonyms

overlay
vsdecal
11 4.8

A layer of material placed on something for protection or decoration

is an image applied to a surface to add markings without altering the geometry
texture
vsdecal
  • Specialized
10 4.9

A digital image put on a 2D or 3D model to give it color and detail

is used mainly for markings or labels without changing the underlying geometry

Surface Forms

decal singular
decals plural

Etymology

Decal comes from the same French root decalcomanie, meaning 'transfer', and a helpful way to remember it is to think of a decal as a sticker for models. In digital graphics a decal is a picture you 'stick' onto a 3D object to add marks or labels without changing the object's shape.