CONTRAST
\kˈɒntɹast], \kˈɒntɹast], \k_ˈɒ_n_t_ɹ_a_s_t]\
Definitions of CONTRAST
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- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
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(photography) the range of optical density and tone on a photographic negative or print (or the extent to which adjacent areas on a television screen differ in brightness)
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the perceptual effect of the juxtaposition of very different colors
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the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared; "in contrast to", "by contrast"
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put in opposition to show or emphasize differences; "The middle school teacher contrasted her best student's work with that of her weakest student"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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the perceptual effect of the juxtaposition of very different colors
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the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared; "in contrast to", "by contrast"
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put in opposition to show or emphasize differences; "The middle school teacher contrasted her best student's work with that of her weakest student"
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the range of optical density and tone on a photographic negative or print (or the extent to which adjacent areas on a television screen differ in brightness)
By Princeton University
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To stand in opposition; to exhibit difference, unlikeness, or opposition of qualities.
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To set in opposition, or over against, in order to show the differences between, or the comparative excellences and defects of; to compare by difference or contrariety of qualities; as, to contrast the present with the past.
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To give greater effect to, as to a figure or other object, by putting it in some relation of opposition to another figure or object.
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The act of contrasting, or the state of being contrasted; comparison by contrariety of qualities.
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Opposition or dissimilitude of things or qualities; unlikeness, esp. as shown by juxtaposition or comparison.
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The opposition of varied forms, colors, etc., which by such juxtaposition more vividly express each other's peculiarities.
By Oddity Software
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To compare in order to show unlikeness; to state the difference between.
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To be different, as shown by comparison.
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Difference of qualities shown by comparison; the thing or quality opposed to another.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To stand against or in opposition to.
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To set in opposition, in order to show superiority or give effect.
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Opposition or unlikeness in things compared: exhibition of differences.
By Daniel Lyons
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Opposition or strong unlikeness; comparison of opposites.
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To place or show in opposition.
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To stand in opposition; exhibit opposite qualities.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To compare in order to show unlikeness.
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To stand in opposition; show unlikeness.
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Partial unlikeness between things compared; also, the things thus opposed.
By James Champlin Fernald
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A comparison of two or more things for the purpose of showing their difference, also the degree of difference so detected.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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n. Exhibition of dissimilarity; differential comparison; —juxtaposition of bodies, figures, or qualities, to set off each other, or to show their relative excellence; —the result of such comparison.
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Opposition and dissimilitude of figures, by which one contributes to the visibility or effect of another.
By Thomas Sheridan
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