juxtaposition of colors

  • 1juxtaposition — noun 1. the act of positioning close together (or side by side) (Freq. 1) it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors • Syn: ↑apposition, ↑collocation • Derivationally related forms: ↑collocate (for …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 2Flying colors — Flying Fly ing, a. [From {Fly}, v. i.] Moving in the air with, or as with, wings; moving lightly or rapidly; intended for rapid movement. [1913 Webster] {Flying army} (Mil.) a body of cavalry and infantry, kept in motion, to cover its own… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3To come off with flying colors — Flying Fly ing, a. [From {Fly}, v. i.] Moving in the air with, or as with, wings; moving lightly or rapidly; intended for rapid movement. [1913 Webster] {Flying army} (Mil.) a body of cavalry and infantry, kept in motion, to cover its own… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 4arts, East Asian — Introduction       music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature.       Some studies of East Asia… …

    Universalium

  • 5Op art — Not to be confused with pop art or plop art. Movement in Squares, by Bridget Riley 1961 Op art, also known as optical art, is a style[1] of visual art that makes use of optical ill …

    Wikipedia

  • 6Apprentice Adept — is a seven book fantasy and science fiction novel series by Piers Anthony. The series takes place on Phaze and Proton, two worlds occupying the same space in two different dimensional planes. Phaze is a lush planet of magic, where Proton is a… …

    Wikipedia

  • 7Red states and blue states — legend|#0000ff|States carried by the Democrat in all four electionsRed States and Blue States refer to those states of the United States of America whose residents predominantly vote for the Republican Party or Democratic Party presidential… …

    Wikipedia

  • 8Color Field — In quantum mechanics, color field is a whimsical name for some of the properties of quarks. Kenneth Noland, Beginning, magna on canvas painting by Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, 1958. Kenneth Noland working in Washington, DC., was a… …

    Wikipedia

  • 9collocation — noun 1. a grouping of words in a sentence • Hypernyms: ↑language unit, ↑linguistic unit 2. the act of positioning close together (or side by side) it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors • Syn: ↑juxtaposition, ↑apposition …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 10Balinese art — is art of Hindu Javanese origin that grew from the work of artisans of the Majapahit Kingdom, with their expansion to Bali in the late 13th century. Since then, Ubud and its neighboring villages have been the center of Balinese art. Ubud and… …

    Wikipedia