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Results for: "contrast"

Translating from English to Russian

Translations:

contrast — difference that makes colours more or less distinguishable
→ контра́ст (kontrást) m
contrast — difference between two objects, people or concepts
→ противоположность (protivopoložnostʹ) f
→ контраст (kontrast)

More translations:

contrast
→ противоречить
contrast
→ сопоставлять
contrast
→ различие
contrast
→ противоположность

Additional Definitions (WordNet):


NOUN (5)

1. the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared;
- Example: "in contrast to", "by contrast"
[syn: contrast, direct contrast]

2. the act of distinguishing by comparing differences;

3. a conceptual separation or distinction;
- Example: "there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity"
[syn: line, dividing line, demarcation, contrast]

4. the perceptual effect of the juxtaposition of very different colors;

5. the range of optical density and tone on a photographic negative or print (or the extent to which adjacent areas on a television screen differ in brightness);


VERB (2)

1. put in opposition to show or emphasize differences;
- Example: "The middle school teacher contrasted her best student's work with that of her weakest student"

2. to show differences when compared; be different;
- Example: "the students contrast considerably in their artistic abilities"
[syn: contrast, counterpoint]