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ContrastContrast 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 Contrasts from wikipedia
- game The
Contrast (play), a 1787 play by
Royall Tyler The
Contrast (novel), an 1832
novel by Lord
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Contrasts may
refer to:
Contrasts (Aziza
Mustafa Zadeh album), 2006
Contrasts (Bucky Pizzarelli...
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Contrast is the
difference in
luminance or
colour that
makes an
object (or its
representation in an
image or display)
visible on a
background of different...
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Contrastive may
refer to one of
several concepts in linguistics:
Contrast (linguistics)
Contrastive linguistics Contrastive distribution Contrastive analysis...
- Notes:
Contrasts by
Joseph Way Luna Nova
Music Ensemble podcasts:
Contrasts or http://www.lunanova.org/pod.html
Aurelius Ensemble - Bartók:
Contrasts Contrasts...
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rendering support, you may see
question marks, boxes, or
other symbols. A
contrast effect is the
enhancement or diminishment,
relative to normal, of perception...
- Jazz
Contrasts is an
album by
American jazz
trumpeter Kenny Dorham,
recorded in 1957 and
released on the
Riverside label. The
AllMusic review by Scott...
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Barrett (born 18
September 1979),
better known by the
stage name High
Contrast, is a
Welsh electronic music producer, DJ and
record producer. He produces...
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Contrastive rhetoric is the
study of how a person's
first language and his or her
culture influence writing in a
second language or how a
common language...
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contrast agent (or
contrast medium) is a
substance used to
increase the
contrast of
structures or
fluids within the body in
medical imaging.
Contrast...
