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contrast
zelfstandig naamwoord
1 contrast
The opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared:
— In contrast to.
— By contrast.
synoniem: direct contrast.
Roget 464:
comparison,
collation,
contrast;
identification;
comparative estimate,
relative estimate,
relativity.
simile,
similitude,
analogy
(similarity)
17;
allegory
etc.
(metaphor)
521.
matching,
pattern-matching.
[quantitative comparison]
ratio,
proportion
(number)
84.
[results of comparison]
discrimination
465;
indiscrimination
465.1†;
identification
465.2.
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Roget 14:
contrariety,
contrast,
foil,
antithesis,
oppositeness;
contradiction;
antagonism
etc.
(opposition)
708;
clashing,
repugnance.
inversion
etc.
218;
the opposite,
the reverse,
the inverse,
the converse,
the antipodes,
the antithesis,
the other extreme.
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2 contrast
The act of distinguishing by comparing differences.
Pools: skontrastowanie, przeciwstawienie
3 contrast
4 contrast
The perceptual effect of the juxtaposition of very different colors.
5 contrast
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).
Pools: kontrastowość
werkwoord
1 contrast
Put in opposition to show or emphasize differences.
Roget 15:
be different
etc.
adj.;
differ,
vary,
ablude†,
mismatch,
contrast;
divaricate;
differ toto coelo [Lat.],
differ longo intervallo [It].
vary,
modify
etc.
(change)
140.
discriminate
etc.
465.
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Roget 464:
compare to,
compare with;
collate,
confront;
place side by side,
juxtapose
etc.
(near)
197;
set against one another,
pit against one another;
contrast,
balance.
identify,
draw a parallel,
parallel.
compare notes;
institute a comparison;
parva componere magnis [Lat.].
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Nederlands: contrast
2 contrast
To show differences when compared; be different:
— The students contrast considerably in their artistic abilities.
synoniem: counterpoint.
Nederlands: afsteken, contrast, contrasteren, tegenstelling
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