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Contrasted
Contrast Con*trast", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Contrasted; p. pr. & vb. n. Contrasting.] [F. contraster, LL. contrastare to resist, withstand, fr. L. contra + stare to stand. See Stand.] To stand in opposition; to exhibit difference, unlikeness, or opposition of qualities. The joints which divide the sandstone contrast finely with the divisional planes which separate the basalt into pillars. --Lyell.
Contrast
Contrast Con*trast", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Contrasted; p. pr. & vb. n. Contrasting.] [F. contraster, LL. contrastare to resist, withstand, fr. L. contra + stare to stand. See Stand.] To stand in opposition; to exhibit difference, unlikeness, or opposition of qualities. The joints which divide the sandstone contrast finely with the divisional planes which separate the basalt into pillars. --Lyell.
Contrast
Contrast Con*trast", v. t. 1. 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. 2. (Fine Arts) 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. the figures of the groups must not be all on side . . . but must contrast each other by their several position. --Dryden.

Meaning of contrasted from wikipedia

- Look up contrast in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Contrast may refer to: Contrast (vision), the contradiction in form, colour and light between parts...
- [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters. A contrastive distribution in linguistics is a relationship between two or more different...
- Contrastive may refer to one of several concepts in linguistics: Contrast (linguistics) Contrastive linguistics Contrastive distribution Contrastive analysis...
- rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols. A contrast effect is the enhancement or diminishment, relative to normal, of perception...
- Look up contrasts in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Contrasts may refer to: Contrasts (Aziza Mustafa Zadeh album), 2006 Contrasts (Bucky Pizzarelli...
- contrast agent (or contrast medium) is a substance used to increase the contrast of structures or fluids within the body in medical imaging. Contrast...
- statistics, particularly in analysis of variance and linear regression, a contrast is a linear combination of variables (parameters or statistics) whose coefficients...
- The contrast ratio (CR) is a property of a display system, defined as the ratio of the luminance of the brightest shade (white) to that of the darkest...
- Contrastive analysis is the systematic study of a pair of languages with a view to identifying their structural differences and similarities. Historically...
- successively (hence: brightness contrast, lightness contrast, color contrast, simultaneous contrast, successive contrast, etc.). Contrast in physics is a quantity...