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contrast
Found in thesaurus: oppositeness, comparison, differentiation, visual perception, orbit, reach, compass, severalise, tell, secernate, severalize, tell apart
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contrast
v.
compare; be different in comparison with something else
n.
act of contrasting; state of unlikeness; opposition, variance; sharpness, difference between dark and light pixels (Computers)
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Contrast
Contrast may refer to:
- Contrast (vision), the difference in color and light between parts of an image
- Contrast (form), vertical, horizontal, concave, convex, geometric, organic, soft, hard, coarse, smooth etc.
- Contrast (linguistics), expressing distinctions between words
- Contrast (statistics), a combination of averages whose coefficients add up to zero, or the difference between two means
- Contrast (literary), describing the difference(s) between two or more entities
- Negative (positive) contrast effect, a phenomenon studied in psychology (behavior analysis)
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contrast
Noun
1. the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared; "in contrast to", "by contrast"
(synonym) direct contrast
(hypernym) opposition, oppositeness
(derivation) counterpoint
2. the act of distinguishing by comparing differences
(hypernym) comparison, comparing
(derivation) counterpoint
3. a conceptual separation or demarcation; "there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity"
(synonym) line, dividing line, demarcation
(hypernym) differentiation, distinction
(hyponym) Rubicon, point of no return
(derivation) counterpoint
4. the perceptual effect of the juxtaposition of very different colors
(hypernym) visual perception, beholding, seeing
5. 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)
(hypernym) scope, range, reach, orbit, compass, ambit
(classification) photography, picture taking
Verb
1. put in opposition to show or emphasize differences; "The middle school teacher contrasted her best student's work with that of her weakest student"
(hypernym) distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart
(derivation) direct contrast
2. to show differences when compared; be different; "the students contrast considerably in their artistic abilities"
(synonym) counterpoint
(hypernym) differ
(hyponym) oppose, counterbalance
(derivation) direct contrast
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contrast (het)
n.
contrast, act of contrasting; state of unlikeness; opposition, variance; sharpness, difference between dark and light pixels (Computers)
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contrast
v.
stavět do protikladu; výrazně se lišit
n.
protiklad; rozdíl; kontrast; (velký) rozdíl
