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11contrast — con|trast1 W2 [ˈkɔntra:st US ˈka:ntræst] n 1.) [U and C] a difference between people, ideas, situations, things etc that are being compared ▪ While there are similarities in the two cultures, there are also great contrasts. contrast between ▪ the …
12contrast — I n. 1) to present a contrast 2) a harsh, sharp, startling, striking contrast 3) a contrast between, to, with 4) by contrast with 5) in contrast to (in contrast to their neighbors, they live modestly) II v. 1) to contrast sharply 2) (D; intr., tr …
13contrast — I UK [ˈkɒntrɑːst] / US [ˈkɑnˌtræst] noun Word forms contrast : singular contrast plural contrasts *** 1) [countable/uncountable] a noticeable difference between people or things contrast between: the contrast between her life before the accident… …
14Contrast effect — A contrast effect is the enhancement or diminishment, relative to normal, of perception, cognition and related performance as a result of immediately previous or simultaneous exposure to a stimulus of lesser or greater value in the same dimension …
15contrast — con|trast1 [ kan,træst ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount a noticeable difference between people or things: contrast between: the contrast between her life before the accident and now 2. ) count something that is different from something else in a… …
16contrast — 01. Can you [contrast] the lifestyle of your country with that of this country? 02. The [contrast] between life in the city, and life in the countryside is quite remarkable in her country. 03. The geography of northern Russia [contrasts] greatly… …
17contrast medium — Med. a radiopaque substance injected into a part of the body, as the stomach or duodenum, to provide a contrasting background for the tissues in an x ray or fluoroscopic examination. [1950 55] * * * Substance comparatively opaque to X rays, which …
18contrast — A large difference between two things; for example, hot and cold, green and red, light and shadow. Closely related to emphasis, a principle of design, this term refers to a way of combining elements of art to stress the differences between… …
19contrast — refers to the difference between light and shadow, or between maximum and minimum amounts of light, in a particular film image; can be either high contrast (with a sharp delineation between the bright and dark areas) or its opposite low… …
20contrast — noun kɒntrα:st 1》 the state of being strikingly different from something else in juxtaposition or close association. ↘the degree of difference between tones in a television picture, photograph, etc. ↘enhancement of the apparent brightness …
