Definition of contrast

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Contrast (n.) The act of contrasting, or the state of being contrasted; comparison by contrariety of qualities..

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Uranous :: Uranous (a.) Pertaining to, or containing, uranium; designating those compounds in which uranium has a lower valence as contrasted with the uranic compounds..
Stanniferous :: Stannic (a.) Of or pertaining to tin; derived from or containing tin; specifically, designating those compounds in which the element has a higher valence as contrasted with stannous compounds..
Attempt :: Attempt (n.) A essay, trial, or endeavor; an undertaking; an attack, or an effort to gain a point; esp. an unsuccessful, as contrasted with a successful, effort..
Pro :: Pro (adv.) For, on, or in behalf of, the affirmative side; -- in contrast with con..
Contrast :: Contrast (n.) The opposition of varied forms, colors, etc., which by such juxtaposition more vividly express each other's peculiarities..
Supernatation :: Supernatant (n.) The liquid remaining after solids suspended in the liquid have been sedimented by gravity or by centrifugation. Contrasted with the solid sediment, or (in centrifugation) the pellet..
Reason :: Reason (n.) The faculty or capacity of the human mind by which it is distinguished from the intelligence of the inferior animals; the higher as distinguished from the lower cognitive faculties, sense, imagination, and memory, and in contrast to the feelings and desires. Reason comprises conception, judgment, reasoning, and the intuitional faculty. Specifically, it is the intuitional faculty, or the faculty of first truths, as distinguished from the understanding, which is called the discursive o
Hydrobranchiata :: Hydrobranchiata (n. pl.) An extensive artificial division of gastropod mollusks, including those that breathe by gills, as contrasted with the Pulmonifera..
Ruthenic :: Ruthenic (a.) Pertaining to, or containing, ruthenium; specifically, designating those compounds in which it has a higher valence as contrasted with ruthenious compounds..
Contradistinctive :: Contradistinctive (a.) having the quality of contradistinction; distinguishing by contrast.
Antithetical :: Antithetical (a.) Pertaining to antithesis, or opposition of words and sentiments; containing, or of the nature of, antithesis; contrasted..
Rarity :: Rarity (n.) The quality or state of being rare; rareness; thinness; as, the rarity (contrasted with the density) of gases..
Reservee :: Reservee (n.) One to, or for, whom anything is reserved; -- contrasted with reservor..
Foil :: Foil (n.) Anything that serves by contrast of color or quality to adorn or set off another thing to advantage.
Natural :: Natural (a.) Of or pertaining to the lower or animal nature, as contrasted with the higher or moral powers, or that which is spiritual; being in a state of nature; unregenerate..
Oophore :: Oophore (n.) An alternately produced form of certain cryptogamous plants, as ferns, mosses, and the like, which bears antheridia and archegonia, and so has sexual fructification, as contrasted with the sporophore, which is nonsexual, but produces spores in countless number. In ferns the oophore is a minute prothallus; in mosses it is the leafy plant..
Contradistinguish :: Contradistinguish (v. t. ) To distinguish by a contrast of opposite qualities.
Contrast :: Contrast (n.) The act of contrasting, or the state of being contrasted; comparison by contrariety of qualities..
Hydrogenize :: Hydrogenize (v. t.) To combine with hydrogen; to treat with, or subject to the action of, hydrogen; to reduce; -- contrasted with oxidize..
Possessioner :: Possessioner (n.) An invidious name for a member of any religious community endowed with property in lands, buildings, etc., as contrasted with mendicant friars..
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