tach|ism

tach|ism
tach|isme or tach|ism «TASH ihz uhm; French TA|SHEEZ muh», noun.
a style of painting in which colors are splashed or daubed on the canvas, allowing impulse rather than conscious effort to control the form and content of the picture; action painting.
[< French tachisme < tache blot, stain + -isme, -ism]

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  • tach|isme — or tach|ism «TASH ihz uhm; French TA|SHEEZ muh», noun. a style of painting in which colors are splashed or daubed on the canvas, allowing impulse rather than conscious effort to control the form and content of the picture; action painting. ╂[< …   Useful english dictionary

  • tach — at·tach; at·tach·a·ble; at·tach·ment; brat·tach; de·tach; de·tach·abil·i·ty; de·tach·able; de·tach·ed·ness; de·tach·ment; iso·tach; me·tach·ro·nous; mous·tach·ial; no·e·ma·tach·o·graph; pis·tach·io; tach·e·om·e·ter; tach·i·na; tach·i·nar·ia;… …   English syllables

  • ism — is·ma·el·ism; iso·la·tion·ism; isom·er·ism; isos·ter·ism; ital·ian·ism; ivory tower·ism; jack·son·ism; jaco·bin·ism; jaco·bit·ism; jain·ism; jan·sen·ism; ja·pan·ism; jef·fer·so·nian·ism; jesu·it·ism; jew·ism; jin·go·ism; jour·nal·ism; ju·da·ism;… …   English syllables

  • -dac·tyl·ism; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… …   English syllables

  • tachism — tach·ism …   English syllables

  • tachism — tach•ism [[t]ˈtæʃ ɪz əm[/t]] also ta•chisme fr. [[t]taˈʃis mə[/t]] n. (sometimes cap.) fia action painting • Etymology: 1950–55; < F tachisme=tache spot + isme ism tach′ist, ta•chiste Fr. taˈʃist n. adj …   From formal English to slang

  • tachisme — [tash′iz΄əm; ] Fr [ tȧ shēz′m ] n. 〚Fr < tache, a spot (< OFr teche: see TETCHY) + isme, ISM〛 a method of action painting in which the paint is splashed, dribbled, etc. upon the canvas in apparently random patterns tachiste [tash′ist; ] Fr …   Universalium

  • -dac·ty·lous; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… …   English syllables

  • -dac·ty·ly; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… …   English syllables

  • e — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… …   English syllables

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