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  • 71contrast — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. difference, opposition, foil, dissimilarity, unlikeness, disparity. Ant., compare, similarity. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The state of being sharply different] Syn. divergence, incompatibility, disparity …

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  • 72contrast — 1. noun 1) the contrast between rural and urban trends Syn: difference, dissimilarity, disparity, distinction, contradistinction, divergence, variance, variation, differentiation; contradiction, incongruity, opposition, polarity Ant …

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  • 73contrast — n. 1) short for contrast medium, e.g. post contrast CT scan. 2) the difference in the shade of grey between different tissues on a diagnostic image, such as radiograph or CT scan (see grey scale) …

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  • 74contrast — 1. noun 1) the contrast between rural and urban trends Syn: difference, dissimilarity, disparity, divergence, variance, distinction, comparison 2) Jane was a complete contrast to Sarah Syn: opposite, antithesis …

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  • 75contrast — verb (t) /kənˈtrast / (say kuhn trahst) 1. to set in opposition in order to show unlikeness; compare by observing differences. 2. to afford or form a contrast to; set off. –verb (i) /kənˈtrast / (say kuhn trahst) 3. to exhibit unlikeness on… …

  • 76contrast range — kontrasto sritis statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. contrast range; range of contrast vok. Kontrastumfang, m; Kontrastwirkung, f rus. диапазон контраста, m pranc. domaine de contraste, m; gamme de contraste, f …

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  • 77contrast floristic — floros kontrastas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Dviejų tarpusavyje lyginamų teritorijų augalų rūšys, neaptinkamos vienoje iš tų teritorijų. atitikmenys: angl. contrast floristic; contrast of flora vok. Gegensatzflorie, f;… …

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  • 78contrast of flora — floros kontrastas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Dviejų tarpusavyje lyginamų teritorijų augalų rūšys, neaptinkamos vienoje iš tų teritorijų. atitikmenys: angl. contrast floristic; contrast of flora vok. Gegensatzflorie, f;… …

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  • 79contrast —   refers to the difference between light and shadow, or between maximum and minimum amounts of light, in a particular film image; can be either high contrast (with a sharp delineation between the bright and dark areas) or its opposite low… …

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  • 80contrast — n. & v. n. 1 a a juxtaposition or comparison showing striking differences. b a difference so revealed. 2 (often foll. by to) a thing or person having qualities noticeably different from another. 3 a the degree of difference between tones in a… …

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