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Contrast
contrast
(contrasted) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A contrast is a great difference between two or more things which is clear when you compare them. ...the contrast between town and country... The two visitors provided a startling contrast in appearance... Silk was used with wool for contrast. N-VAR: oft N between pl-n 2. You say by contrast or in contrast, or in contrast to something, to show that you are mentioning a very different situation from the one you have just mentioned. The private sector, by contrast, has plenty of money to spend... In contrast, the lives of girls in well-to-do families were often very sheltered... In contrast to similar services in France and Germany, Intercity rolling stock is very rarely idle. PHRASE: PHR with cl 3. If one thing is in contrast to another, it is very different from it. His public statements have always been in marked contrast to those of his son... PHRASE: v-link PHR, usu PHR to n 4. If one thing is a contrast to another, it is very different from it. The boy’s room is a complete contrast to the guest room. ...a country of great contrasts. N-COUNT: oft N to/with n 5. If you contrast one thing with another, you point out or consider the differences between those things. She contrasted the situation then with the present crisis... In this section we contrast four possible broad approaches. VERB: V n with n, V pl-n 6. If one thing contrasts with another, it is very different from it. Johnson’s easy charm contrasted sharply with the prickliness of his boss... Paint the wall in a contrasting colour. V-RECIP: V with n, V-ing, also pl-n V 7. Contrast is the degree of difference between the darker and lighter parts of a photograph, television picture, or painting. N-UNCOUNT
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I. verb Etymology: French ~er, from Middle French, to oppose, resist, alteration of contrester, from Vulgar Latin *~are, from Latin contra- + stare to stand — more at stand Date: 1646 transitive verb to set off in ~ ; compare or appraise in respect to differences ~ European and American manners — often used with to or with ~ing her with other women — Victoria Sackville-West intransitive verb to form a ~ Synonyms: see compare • ~able adjective • ~ingly adverb II. noun Date: 1711 1. a. juxtaposition of dissimilar elements (as color, tone, or emotion) in a work of art b. degree of difference between the lightest and darkest parts of a picture 2. a. the difference or degree of difference between things having similar or comparable natures the ~ between the two forms of government b. comparison of similar objects to set off their dissimilar qualities ; the state of being so compared the enforced simplicity in this diary…is in ~ to the intensity of his former life — Times Literary Supplement 3. a person or thing that exhibits differences when compared with another ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. --n. 1 a a juxtaposition or comparison showing striking differences. b a difference so revealed. 2 (often foll. by to) a thing or person having qualities noticeably different from another. 3 a the degree of difference between tones in a television picture or a photograph. b the change of apparent brightness or colour of an object caused by the juxtaposition of other objects. --v. (often foll. by with) 1 tr. distinguish or set together so as to reveal a contrast. 2 intr. have or show a contrast. Derivatives contrastingly adv. contrastive adj. Etymology: F contraste, contraster, f. It. contrasto f. med.L contrastare (as CONTRA-, stare stand) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) контраст; контрастность контрастировать 2) коэффициент контрастности - brightness contrast - color contrast - detail contrast - flat contrast - halftone contrast - high contrast - highlight contrast - image contrast - large-area contrast - lighting contrast - low contrast - luminance contrast - minimum discernible contrast - picture contrast - shadow contrast - subject contrast - threshold contrast ...Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
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1) контраст, контрастность 2) коэффициент контрастности – brightness contrast – detail contrast – display contrast – gradient contrast – refractive-index contrast – signal contrast ...Англо-русский Русско-английски словарь по телекоммуникациям
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1) дополнительный 2) контраст; противоположность 3) контрастность контрастный 4) противопоставление противопоставлять by contrast with — в противоположность (чему-л.); по сравнению с in contrast to — в отличие от to be in contrast to with — противоречить - block contrast - brightness contrast - color contrast - contrast of means - cubic contrast - elementary contrast - image contrast - infra-red contrast - interblock contrast - intrablock contrast - linear contrast - mean contrast - minimum contrast - normalized contrast - phase contrast - photographic contrast - quadratic contrast - quartic contrast - simultaneous contrast - standardized contrast - subject contrast - successive contrast - treatment contrast ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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1) противоположность 2) сопоставлять 3) контрастировать – as contrasted to – to contrast a prior patent with a later-dated one ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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контраст to stand in marked contrast — резко отличаться – behavioral contrast – phase contrast – positive behavioral contrast ...Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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1. контраст, различие; противоположность for the sake of contrast —- для контраста profound contrast —- глубокое различие there was a striking contrast between the two friends —- два друга были совершенно непохожи he is a great contrast to his predecessor —- он полная противоположность своему предшественнику to form (tooffer, to present) a contrast to —- контрастировать с the white walls make a contrast with (to) the black carpet —- белые стены контрастируют с черным ковром 2. противопоставление, сопоставление in contrast with —- по сравнению с; в противоположность (чему-л., кому-л.) my marks in contrast to yours are excellent —- у меня отличные отметки, не то, что у тебя 3. сопоставлять, сравнивать, противопоставлять contrast Tom with his brother —- сравните Тома с его братом in his book the writer contrasts the idle rich with (and) working classes —- в своей книге автор противопоставляет паразитирующих богачей трудящимся классам 4. контростировать the deep red colour contrasted beautifully with the black —- темно-красный цвет прекрасно контрастировал с черным the two brothers contrasted sharply both in appearance and character —- два брата резко отличались друг от друга внешностью и характером her pallor contrasted strongly with her dark eyes and hair —- черные глаза и волосы подчеркивали бледность ее лица 5. противоречить, расходиться his actions contrast wiht his promises —- его поступки не...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) противоположность; контраст 2) противоположение; сопоставление in contrast with smth. - а) в противоположность чему-либо; б) по сравнению с чем-л. 3) оттенок 2. v. 1) противополагать (with) We can contrast this story, set in a large modern city, with this other one that tells of life on a lonely farm. 2) сопоставлять 3) контрастировать (with) The yellow curtains contrast with the blue bedcover. these two colours contrast very well - эти два цвета хорошо контрастируют ...Англо-русский словарь
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~1 n 1 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 are completely different from each other (Their old house had been large and spacious; by contrast the new London flat seemed cramped and dark. | in contrast to) (Mary was short and plump, in contrast to her mother who was tall and willowy. | in sharp/marked/stark etc contrast to) (The foreign visitors were wealthy and glamorous, in complete contrast to the poverty-stricken locals.) 3 something that is very different from something else (The blue skies of the holiday brochure were such a contrast to this dreary rain-sodden March day.) 4 the differences in colour, or between light and dark, used in paintings or photographs for artistic effect (The artist has used contrast marvelously in his paintings.) 5 the degree of difference between the light and dark parts of a television picture (Can you adjust the contrast please?) ~2 v 1 to compare two things, ideas, people etc to show how different they are from each other (contrast sth with sth) (In the film, the peaceful life of a farmer is contrasted with the violent existence of a gangster.) 2 if two things contrast, the difference between them is very easy to see and is sometimes surprising (The snow was icy and white, contrasting with the brilliant blue sky.) contrast sharply/strikingly with (=be extremely different from) (These results contrast sharply with other medical tests carried out in Australia.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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