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41contrast — ♦♦♦ contrasts, contrasting, contrasted (The noun is pronounced [[t]kɒ̱ntrɑːst, træst[/t]]. The verb is pronounced [[t]kəntrɑ͟ːst, træ̱st[/t]].) 1) N VAR: oft N between pl n A contrast is a great difference between two or more things which is… …
42Contrast medium — A medical contrast medium (or contrast agent) is a substance used to enhance the contrast of structures or fluids within the body in medical imaging.[1] It is commonly used to enhance the visibility of blood vessels and the gastrointestinal tract …
43contrast — 1 noun 1 (C, U) a difference between people, ideas, or things etc that are compared (+ between): The contrast between the two sisters surprised him. 2 in contrast/by contrast used when you are comparing objects or situations and saying that they… …
44Contrast (linguistics) — In semantics, contrast is a relationship between two discourse segments. Contrast is often overtly marked by markers such as but or however, such as in the following examples: It s raining, but I am not taking an umbrella. We will be giving a… …
45contrast — I. verb Etymology: French contraster, from Middle French, to oppose, resist, alteration of contrester, from Vulgar Latin *contrastare, from Latin contra + stare to stand more at stand Date: 1646 transitive verb to set off in contrast ; compare or …
46CONTRAST — infobox University name = CONTRAST established = 2006 staff = about 50 native name = A multidisciplinary alliance to optimize schistosomiasis control and transmission surveillance in Sub saharan Africa location = Denmark, UK, Switzerland, Kenya,… …
47Contrast (statistics) — In statistics, particularly analysis of variance, a contrast is a linear combination of two or more factor level means (averages) whose coefficients add up to zero.[1][2] A simple contrast is the difference between two means. A contrast may be… …
48contrast — 1. noun 1) the contrast between rural and urban trends Syn: difference, dissimilarity, disparity, distinction, contradistinction, divergence, variance, variation, differentiation; contradiction, incongruity, opposition, polarity Ant …
49Contrast shower — A Contrast shower is a form of hydrotherapy using water in a shower, alternating the temperatures between hot and cold. Contrast hydrotherapy techniques improve the blood circulation, promoting the removal of metabolites and increasing the flow… …
50Contrast — Short for contrast media. Contrast media are X ray dyes used to provide contrast, for example, between blood vessels and other tissue. * * * 1. A comparison in which differences are demonstrated or enhanced. 2. In radiology, the difference… …
