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  • 31contrast with — index collide (clash), confront (oppose) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 32contrast — (v.) 1690s, from Fr. contraster (O.Fr. contrester), modified by or from It. contrastare stand out against, strive, contend, from V.L. *contrastare to withstand, from L. contra against (see CONTRA (Cf. contra)) + stare to stand, from PIE root *sta …

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  • 33contrast agent — contrast medium …

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  • 34contrast — ► NOUN 1) the state of being noticeably different from something else when put or considered together. 2) a thing or person noticeably different from another. 3) the degree of difference between tones in a television picture, photograph, etc. 4)… …

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  • 35Contrast ratio — The contrast ratio is a property of a display system, defined as the ratio of the luminance of the brightest color (white) to that of the darkest color (black) that the system is capable of producing. A high contrast ratio is a desired aspect of… …

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  • 36Contrast (vision) — Left side of the image has low contrast, the right has higher contrast …

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  • 37Contrast medium — A medical contrast medium (or contrast agent) is a substance used to enhance the contrast of structures or fluids within the body in medical imaging.[1] It is commonly used to enhance the visibility of blood vessels and the gastrointestinal tract …

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  • 38contrast — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ clear, marked, sharp, stark, strong ▪ There is a stark contrast between the lives of the rich and those of the poor. ▪ complete …

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  • 39contrast — con|trast1 W2 [ˈkɔntra:st US ˈka:ntræst] n 1.) [U and C] a difference between people, ideas, situations, things etc that are being compared ▪ While there are similarities in the two cultures, there are also great contrasts. contrast between ▪ the …

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  • 40contrast — I UK [ˈkɒntrɑːst] / US [ˈkɑnˌtræst] noun Word forms contrast : singular contrast plural contrasts *** 1) [countable/uncountable] a noticeable difference between people or things contrast between: the contrast between her life before the accident… …

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