Etymology: [ k&n-'trast, 'kän-" ] (verb.) 1695. French contraster, from Middle French, to oppose, resist, alteration of contrester, from Vulgar Latin contrastare, from Latin contra- + stare to stand; more at STAND.
past of contrast, A difference between two objects, people or concepts, A difference in lightness, brightness and/or hue between two colours that makes them more or less distinguishable, A control on a television, etc, that adjusts the amount of contrast in the images being displayed, The degree of this difference, To set in opposition in order to show the difference or differences between, To form a contrast, (1) The general term for describing the tone separation in a print in relation to a given difference in the light-and shade of the negative or subject from which it was made Thus, contrast is the general term for the property called "gamma" (Y), which is measured by making an H & D Curve for the proces under study (2) The range of tones in a photographic negative or positive expressed as the ratio of the extreme opacities or transparencies or as the difference between the extreme densities This range is more properly described as "scale" or "latitude" (3) The ability of a photographic material, developer, or process as a whole to differentiate among small graduations in the tones of the subject, The tonal gradation between the highlights, midtones, and shadows in an image, to show differences when compared; be different; "the students contrast considerably in their artistic abilities, the act of distinguishing by comparing differences 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) the perceptual effect of the juxtaposition of very different colors the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared; "in contrast to", "by contrast", The difference between the light and dark parts of a scene or photograph, put in opposition to show or emphasize differences; "The middle school teacher contrasted her best student's work with that of her weakest student", The difference in light output between the areas of a display that are illuminated and non-illuminated, Deliberately single out and emphasise the differences and dissimilarities between two or more things, which by such juxtaposition more vividly express each other's peculiarities, A comparison between the lightest and darkest part of an image Low contrast indicates a very gray image, while high contrast represents highly defined differences between light and dark, The degree of tones in an image ranging from highlight to shadow, The spread between the lightest and darkest areas of an image, The act of contrasting, or the state of being contrasted; comparison by contrariety of qualities, To set in opposition, or over against, in order to show the differences between, or the comparative excellences and defects of; to compare by difference or contrariety of qualities; as, to contrast the present with the past, To stand in opposition; to exhibit difference, unlikeness, or opposition of qualities, as shown by juxtaposition or comparison, Opposition or dissimilitude of things or qualities; unlikeness, esp, compare; be different in comparison with something else, To give greater effect to, as to a figure or other object, by putting it in some relation of opposition to another figure or object, The opposition of varied forms, colors, etc, the degree of distinction between the darkest and lightest parts of an image, the act of distinguishing by comparing differences, the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared; "in contrast to", "by contrast", a conceptual separation or demarcation; "there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity", the perceptual effect of the juxtaposition of very different colors, to show differences when compared; be different; "the students contrast considerably in their artistic abilities", 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), Contrast is the degree of difference between the darker and lighter parts of a photograph, television picture, or painting, 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, 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, act of contrasting; state of unlikeness; opposition, variance; sharpness, difference between dark and light pixels (Computers), 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, 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, 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, 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, the difference between the highlights, midtones, and shadows of an image, The difference between the brightest and darkest parts of the picture, The degree of difference between a subject's tones, which is a function of its inherent shades and colors and also the quality of light, The difference in brightness between the lightest and darkest parts of a photographic subject, negative, print or slide Contrast is affected by the subject brightness, lighting, film type, degree of development, the grade and surface of the printing paper, and the type of enlarger used, The degree of difference in the thickness of strokes in a font, especially on a curved stroke Sans serif fonts typically have little or no contrast, serif and cursive fonts usually have higher contrast See also axis and transition, In lighting, contrast is defined as the difference between the foreground luminance and the background luminance, divided by the background luminance Contrast is what the human eye relies on to see object detail, and is the most important quantity to reproduce faithfully in any rendering algorithm, an obvious difference between two things (e g light and dark), the difference in brightness between the lightest and darkest tones in an image When "poor contrast" is referenced, the difference between the lighest and darkest tones between two images (ie , a background color and a font color that sits on top of the background color) is poor, thereby making the text hard to read when viewed on-screen, A subjective feeling that graphic elements (such as fonts) are different but work together well This gives a feeling of variety without losing harmony Within a particular font, contrast also refers to the variety of stroke thicknesses that make up the characters Helvetica has low contrast and Bodoni has high contrast, The difference between light and dark in an image More contrast equals more difference between light and dark component, The amount of difference between the lightest and the darkest areas in a photo or artwork, The difference between highlights and shadows in a photographic image The larger the difference in density the greater the contrast, The difference in reflectance between the black and white (or bar and space) areas of a symbol, The difference in signal intensity of two tissues in an image [Chapter 8], (synonym: conflict, opposition, tension) occurs when there is a visual difference between things or qualities being compared; degrees of dynamic imbalance between elements of a composition which draw the eye and demand resolution (dominance) to establish unity and overall balance in the design as a whole, Relative difference in light coming from a target compared to the surrounding background, usually the horizon sky Any difference in the optical quality of two adjacent images,
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A difference between two objects, people or concepts - "Israel is a country of many contrasts."
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A difference in lightness, brightness and/or hue between two colours that makes them more or less distinguishable
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A control on a television, etc, that adjusts the amount of contrast in the images being displayed
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The degree of this difference - "The red and the orange don't have much contrast between them — I can hardly tell them apart."
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To set in opposition in order to show the difference or differences between
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To form a contrast - "Foreground and background strongly contrast."
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(1) The general term for describing the tone separation in a print in relation to a given difference in the light-and shade of the negative or subject from which it was made Thus, contrast is the general term for the property called "gamma" (Y), which is measured by making an H & D Curve for the proces under study (2) The range of tones in a photographic negative or positive expressed as the ratio of the extreme opacities or transparencies or as the difference between the extreme densities This range is more properly described as "scale" or "latitude" (3) The ability of a photographic material, developer, or process as a whole to differentiate among small graduations in the tones of the subject
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The tonal gradation between the highlights, midtones, and shadows in an image
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to show differences when compared; be different; "the students contrast considerably in their artistic abilities
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the act of distinguishing by comparing differences 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) the perceptual effect of the juxtaposition of very different colors the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared; "in contrast to", "by contrast"
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The difference between the light and dark parts of a scene or photograph
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put in opposition to show or emphasize differences; "The middle school teacher contrasted her best student's work with that of her weakest student"
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The difference in light output between the areas of a display that are illuminated and non-illuminated
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Deliberately single out and emphasise the differences and dissimilarities between two or more things
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which by such juxtaposition more vividly express each other's peculiarities
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A comparison between the lightest and darkest part of an image Low contrast indicates a very gray image, while high contrast represents highly defined differences between light and dark
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The degree of tones in an image ranging from highlight to shadow
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The spread between the lightest and darkest areas of an image
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The act of contrasting, or the state of being contrasted; comparison by contrariety of qualities
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To set in opposition, or over against, in order to show the differences between, or the comparative excellences and defects of; to compare by difference or contrariety of qualities; as, to contrast the present with the past
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To stand in opposition; to exhibit difference, unlikeness, or opposition of qualities
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as shown by juxtaposition or comparison
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Opposition or dissimilitude of things or qualities; unlikeness, esp
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compare; be different in comparison with something else fiil
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To give greater effect to, as to a figure or other object, by putting it in some relation of opposition to another figure or object
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The opposition of varied forms, colors, etc
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the degree of distinction between the darkest and lightest parts of an image
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the act of distinguishing by comparing differences
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the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared; "in contrast to", "by contrast"
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a conceptual separation or demarcation; "there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity"
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the perceptual effect of the juxtaposition of very different colors
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to show differences when compared; be different; "the students contrast considerably in their artistic abilities"
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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)
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Contrast is the degree of difference between the darker and lighter parts of a photograph, television picture, or painting
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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
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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
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act of contrasting; state of unlikeness; opposition, variance; sharpness, difference between dark and light pixels (Computers) isim
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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
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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
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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
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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
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the difference between the highlights, midtones, and shadows of an image
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The difference between the brightest and darkest parts of the picture
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The degree of difference between a subject's tones, which is a function of its inherent shades and colors and also the quality of light
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The difference in brightness between the lightest and darkest parts of a photographic subject, negative, print or slide Contrast is affected by the subject brightness, lighting, film type, degree of development, the grade and surface of the printing paper, and the type of enlarger used
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The degree of difference in the thickness of strokes in a font, especially on a curved stroke Sans serif fonts typically have little or no contrast, serif and cursive fonts usually have higher contrast See also axis and transition
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In lighting, contrast is defined as the difference between the foreground luminance and the background luminance, divided by the background luminance Contrast is what the human eye relies on to see object detail, and is the most important quantity to reproduce faithfully in any rendering algorithm
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an obvious difference between two things (e g light and dark)
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the difference in brightness between the lightest and darkest tones in an image When "poor contrast" is referenced, the difference between the lighest and darkest tones between two images (ie , a background color and a font color that sits on top of the background color) is poor, thereby making the text hard to read when viewed on-screen
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A subjective feeling that graphic elements (such as fonts) are different but work together well This gives a feeling of variety without losing harmony Within a particular font, contrast also refers to the variety of stroke thicknesses that make up the characters Helvetica has low contrast and Bodoni has high contrast
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The difference between light and dark in an image More contrast equals more difference between light and dark component
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The amount of difference between the lightest and the darkest areas in a photo or artwork
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The difference between highlights and shadows in a photographic image The larger the difference in density the greater the contrast
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The difference in reflectance between the black and white (or bar and space) areas of a symbol
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The difference in signal intensity of two tissues in an image [Chapter 8]
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(synonym: conflict, opposition, tension) occurs when there is a visual difference between things or qualities being compared; degrees of dynamic imbalance between elements of a composition which draw the eye and demand resolution (dominance) to establish unity and overall balance in the design as a whole
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Relative difference in light coming from a target compared to the surrounding background, usually the horizon sky Any difference in the optical quality of two adjacent images
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