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On a painting, and sometimes in a bas-relief, mosaic picture, or the like, that part of the scene represented, which is nearest to the spectator, and therefore occupies the lowest part of the work of art itself. Cf. Distance, n., 6.

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Aspect 76% connected

The act of looking; vision; gaze; glance.

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Panorama 76% connected

A complete view in every direction.

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Prospect 76% connected

That which is embraced by eye in vision; the region which the eye overlooks at one time; view; scene; outlook.

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Scene 76% connected

The structure on which a spectacle or play is exhibited; the part of a theater in which the acting is done, with its adjuncts and decorations; the st…

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View 76% connected

The act of seeing or beholding; sight; look; survey; examination by the eye; inspection.

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Vista 76% connected

A view; especially, a view through or between intervening objects, as trees; a view or prospect through an avenue, or the like; hence, the trees or o…

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Window 76% connected

An opening in the wall of a building for the admission of light and air, usually closed by casements or sashes containing some transparent material,…

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Screen 70% connected

Anything that separates or cuts off inconvenience, injury, or danger; that which shelters or conceals from view; a shield or protection; as, a fire s…

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Background 94% connected

Ground in the rear or behind, or in the distance, as opposed to the foreground, or the ground in front.

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Background 94% connected

Ground in the rear or behind, or in the distance, as opposed to the foreground, or the ground in front.

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Access time noun · 78% connection

(computer science) the interval between the time data is requested by the system and the time the data is provided by the drive; "acce…

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Accumulator register noun · 78% connection

(computer science) a register that has a built-in adder that adds an input number to the contents of the register

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Alpha test noun · 78% connection

(computer science) a first test of an experimental product (such as computer software) carried out by the developer

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Antialiasing noun · 78% connection

(computer graphics) a technique that is used to smooth jagged distortions in curves and diagonal lines so they appear smoother

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Backup noun · 78% connection

(computer science) a copy of a file or directory on a separate storage device; "he made a backup in case the original was accidentally…

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Backup file noun · 78% connection

(computer science) a computer file dedicated to storing and updating computer backups

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Bad block noun · 78% connection

(computer science) a block (usually one sector) that cannot reliably hold data

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Baud noun · 78% connection

(computer science) a data transmission rate (bits/second) for modems

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Baud rate noun · 78% connection

(computer science) a data transmission rate (bits/second) for modems

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Beta test noun · 78% connection

(computer science) a second test of an experimental product (such as computer software) carried out by an outside organization

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Binary file noun · 78% connection

(computer science) a computer file containing machine-readable information that must be read by an application; characters use all 8 b…

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Bits per second noun · 78% connection

(computer science) the rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem)

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Bps noun · 78% connection

(computer science) the rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem)

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Buffer storage noun · 78% connection

(computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device; used to compensate for dif…

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Buffer store noun · 78% connection

(computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device; used to compensate for dif…

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C.P.U. noun · 78% connection

(computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing; "the CPU and the memory form…

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Central processing unit noun · 78% connection

(computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing; "the CPU and the memory form…

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Anaglyptography noun · 78% connection

The art of copying works in relief, or of engraving as to give the subject an embossed or raised appearance; -- used in representing c…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: painting, bas-relief, mosaic, picture, like.
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Aquarelle noun · 78% connection

A design or painting in thin transparent water colors; also, the mode of painting in such colors.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: painting, bas-relief, mosaic, picture, like.
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Bass-relief noun · 78% connection

Some as Bas-relief.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: painting, bas-relief, mosaic, picture, like.
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Basso-relievo noun · 78% connection

Same as Bas-relief.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: painting, bas-relief, mosaic, picture, like.
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Brooch noun · 78% connection

A painting all of one color, as a sepia painting, or an India painting.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: painting, bas-relief, mosaic, picture, like.
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Canvas noun · 78% connection

A piece of strong cloth of which the surface has been prepared to receive painting, commonly painting in oil.

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Carnation noun · 78% connection

Those parts of a picture in which the human body or any part of it is represented in full color; the flesh tints.

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Cavo-rilievo noun · 78% connection

Hollow relief; sculpture in relief within a sinking made for the purpose, so no part of it projects beyond the plain surface around.

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Cyclorama noun · 78% connection

A pictorial view which is extended circularly, so that the spectator is surrounded by the objects represented as by things in nature.…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: painting, bas-relief, mosaic, picture, like.
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Diorama noun · 78% connection

A mode of scenic representation, invented by Daguerre and Bouton, in which a painting is seen from a distance through a large opening.…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: painting, bas-relief, mosaic, picture, like.
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Distemper verb · 78% connection

A preparation of opaque or body colors, in which the pigments are tempered or diluted with weak glue or size (cf. Tempera) instead of…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: painting, bas-relief, mosaic, picture, like.
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Ectype noun · 78% connection

A work sculptured in relief, as a cameo, or in bas-relief (in this sense used loosely).

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: painting, bas-relief, mosaic, picture, like.
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Enthymeme noun · 78% connection

An argument consisting of only two propositions, an antecedent and consequent deduced from it; a syllogism with one premise omitted; a…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: painting, bas-relief, mosaic, picture, like.
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