- con|trast|y
- con|trast|y «KON tras tee», adjective.having very marked contrast between light and dark areas of a photograph with few intermediate tones.
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con|trast — «noun. KON trast; verb. kuhn TRAST», noun, verb. –n. 1. a great difference; difference: »Anyone can see the contrast between black and white. There is a great contrast between life now and life a hundred years ago. SYNONYM(S): unlikeness,… … Useful english dictionary
con|trast´ing|ly — con|trast «noun. KON trast; verb. kuhn TRAST», noun, verb. –n. 1. a great difference; difference: »Anyone can see the contrast between black and white. There is a great contrast between life now and life a hundred years ago. SYNONYM(S):… … Useful english dictionary
con|trast´a|ble — con|trast «noun. KON trast; verb. kuhn TRAST», noun, verb. –n. 1. a great difference; difference: »Anyone can see the contrast between black and white. There is a great contrast between life now and life a hundred years ago. SYNONYM(S):… … Useful english dictionary
phase-con|trast microscope — «FAYZ KON trast», a microscope which uses the differences in phase of light passing through or reflected by the object under examination, to form distinct and contrastive images of different parts of the object: »The phase contrast microscope…has … Useful english dictionary
trast — con·trast·able; con·trast·ed·ly; con·trast·ing·ly; Tho·ro·trast; con·trast; … English syllables
con — con·acre; con·cat·e·nate; con·cave; con·ceal·er; con·ceit; con·cen·trate; con·cen·tra·tor; con·cen·tric; con·cep·tual; con·cern; con·cern·ing; con·cert; con·cer·tante; con·cer·ti·na; con·ces·sion·ary; con·cha; con·cin·nate; con·com·i·tant;… … English syllables
contrast — con·trast … English syllables
contrastedly — con·trast·ed·ly … English syllables
contrast — con•trast v. [[t]kənˈtræst, ˈkɒn træst[/t]] n. [[t]ˈkɒn træst[/t]] v. t. 1) to compare in order to show unlikeness or differences; note the opposite qualities of 2) to exhibit unlikeness on comparison with something else; form a contrast 3) ling … From formal English to slang
contrast bath — con·trast bath kän .trast n a therapeutic immersion of a part of the body (as an extremity) alternately in hot and cold water * * * immersion of a part of the body alternately in hot and in cold water … Medical dictionary
