English
Etymology
F. contraster, from LL. contrastare, to resist, to withstand
Pronunciation
(noun):
*(RP): /�k�ntr��st/, /<tt>"kQntrA:st</tt>/
*(US): k�n'tr�st, /�k�ntræst/, /<tt>"kAntr{st</tt>/
(verb):
*(RP): /k�n�tr��st/, /<tt>k@n"trA:st</tt>/
*(US): either k�ntr�st', /k�n�træst/, /<tt>k@n"tr{st</tt>/ or as for the noun
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��st|-��st
Noun
en-noun|s|-
- uncountable A difference in lightness, brightness and/or hue between two colours that makes them more or less distinguishable.
- uncountable The degree of this difference.
#:The red and the orange don't have much contrast between them — I can hardly tell them apart.
- countable A difference between two objects, people or concepts.
#:Israel is a country of many contrasts.
- uncountable A control on a television, etc, that adjusts the amount of contrast in the images being displayed.
Translations
trans-top|difference that makes colours more or less distinguishable
Finnish: kontrasti
German: Kontrast m
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trans-top|degree of this difference
Finnish: kontrasti
German: Kontrast m
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trans-top|difference between two objects, people or concepts
Finnish: vastakohta, kontrasti
German: Kontrast m
Hebrew: × ×�×�×�×� (nigud) m
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Esperanto: kontrasto
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trans-top|control on a television, etc
Finnish: kontrastinappula
German: Kontrast m
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Verb
en-verb
- transitive To set in opposition in order to show the difference or differences between.
Derived terms
contrasting
Translations
trans-top|set in opposition in order to show the difference or differences between
Finnish: rinnastaa, verrata
German: kontrastieren
Hebrew: ×�×�× ×�×�×� (le'hangyd)
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See also
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