| Subject | English | German |
| opt. | graphical ray tracing | zeichnerische Bestimmung eines Strahls |
| opt. | graphical ray tracing | grafische Bestimmung des Strahlenverlaufs |
| opt. | paraxial ray tracing | Durchrechnung eines Strahls im achsennahen Gebiet (calculation) |
| opt. | numerical ray tracing | Durchrechnung eines Strahls |
| comp., MS | ray tracing | Strahlverfolgung (A sophisticated and complex method of producing high-quality computer graphics. Ray tracing calculates the color and intensity of each pixel in an image by tracing single rays of light backward and determining how they were affected on their way from a defined source of light illuminating the objects in the image. Ray tracing is demanding in terms of processing capability because the computer must account for reflection, refraction, and absorption of individual rays, as well as for the brightness, transparency level, and reflectivity of each object and the positions of the viewer and the light source) |
| tech. | ray tracing | Strahlverfolgung |
| phys. | ray tracing | Strahlengangsbestimmung |
| opt. | ray tracing | Strahldurchrechnung (method of lens design; a trigonometric process by which an individual ray is traced through the lens) |
| opt. | ray tracing | Verfolgung des Strahlengangs (method of lens design; a trigonometric process by which an individual ray is traced through the lens) |
| opt. | ray tracing | Durchrechnung (this means determining the paths of various rays as they pass through the elements of an optical system, with the aim of bringing all the rays from an object point as close as possible to a point intersection in the image plane) |
| IT | ray-tracing | Strahlverfolgungs-Technik |
| opt. | ray-tracing calculation | Durchrechnung eines Strahls (computation) |
| opt. | ray-tracing calculation | rechnerische Bestimmung des Weges der Strahlen |
| opt. | ray-tracing calculation | Durchrechnung des Strahlenganges |
| opt. | ray-tracing calculation | rechnerische Bestimmung des Verlaufs von Licht strahlen (durch ein optisches System) |
| opt. | ray-tracing computation | Strahldurchrechnung (calculation) |
| opt. | ray-tracing computation | numerische Berechnung des Strahlenverlaufs |
| opt. | ray-tracing equation | Gleichung für die Durchrechnung eines Strahls |
| commun., IT | ray-tracing method | Strahlverfolgung |
| opt. | tedious ray tracing | langwierige Durchrechnung eines Strahls |
| opt. | trigonometrical ray tracing | trigonometrische Durchrechnung eines Strahls (method of lens design; a trigonometric process by which an individual ray is traced through the lens) |