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.Heads -> RE: Dictionary of a Sigmaker (11/28/2006 11:57:08)
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the U/C was the different letter for it to under :P
Texture:
Uh, I couldn't really describe it, so I looked it up in a dictionary :P
1. the visual and esp. tactile quality of a surface: rough texture.
2. the characteristic structure of the interwoven or intertwined threads, strands, or the like, that make up a textile fabric: coarse texture.
3. the characteristic physical structure given to a material, an object, etc., by the size, shape, arrangement, and proportions of its parts: soil of a sandy texture; a cake with a heavy texture.
4. an essential or characteristic quality; essence.
5. Fine Arts.
a. the characteristic visual and tactile quality of the surface of a work of art resulting from the way in which the materials are used.
b. the imitation of the tactile quality of represented objects.
6. the quality given, as to a musical or literary work, by the combination or interrelation of parts or elements.
7. a rough or grainy surface quality.
8. anything produced by weaving; woven fabric.
–verb (used with object)
9. to give texture or a particular texture to.
10. to make by or as if by weaving.
Pattern:
Same as before, so...
1. a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.
2. decoration or ornament having such a design.
3. a natural or chance marking, configuration, or design: patterns of frost on the window.
4. a distinctive style, model, or form: a new pattern of army helmet.
5. a combination of qualities, acts, tendencies, etc., forming a consistent or characteristic arrangement: the behavior patterns of teenagers.
6. an original or model considered for or deserving of imitation: Our constitution has been a pattern for those of many new republics.
7. anything fashioned or designed to serve as a model or guide for something to be made: a paper pattern for a dress.
8. a sufficient quantity of material for making a garment.
9. the path of flight established for an aircraft approaching an airport at which it is to land.
10. a diagram of lines transmitted occasionally by a television station to aid in adjusting receiving sets; test pattern.
11. Metallurgy. a model or form, usually of wood or metal, used for giving the shape of the interior of a mold.
12. Numismatics. a coin, either the redesign of an existing piece or the model for a new one, submitted for authorization as a regular issue.
13. an example, instance, sample, or specimen.
14. Gunnery, Aerial Bombing.
a. the distribution of strikes around a target at which artillery rounds have been fired or on which bombs have been dropped.
b. a diagram showing such distribution.
–verb (used with object)
15. to make or fashion after or according to a pattern.
16. to cover or mark with a pattern.
17. Chiefly British Dialect.
a. to imitate.
b. to attempt to match or duplicate.
–verb (used without object)
18. to make or fall into a pattern
Why hasn't this been added yet?
Colors:
# That aspect of things that is caused by differing qualities of the light reflected or emitted by them, definable in terms of the observer or of the light, as:
1. The appearance of objects or light sources described in terms of the individual's perception of them, involving hue, lightness, and saturation for objects and hue, brightness, and saturation for light sources.
2. The characteristics of light by which the individual is made aware of objects or light sources through the receptors of the eye, described in terms of dominant wavelength, luminance, and purity.
# A substance, such as a dye, pigment, or paint, that imparts a hue.
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1. The general appearance of the skin; complexion.
2. A ruddy complexion.
3. A reddening of the face; a blush.
# The skin pigmentation of a person not categorized as white.
# colors A flag or banner, as of a country or military unit.
# colors The salute made during the ceremony of raising or lowering a flag.
# colors A distinguishing symbol, badge, ribbon, or mark: the colors of a college.
# colors One's opinion or position: Stick to your colors.
# Character or nature. Often used in the plural: revealed their true colors.
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1. Outward appearance, often deceptive: a tale with the merest color of truth.
2. Appearance of authenticity: testimony that lends color to an otherwise absurd notion.
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1. Variety of expression.
2. Vivid, picturesque detail: a story with a lot of color in it.
# Traits of personality or behavior that attract interest.
# The use or effect of pigment in painting, as distinct from form.
# Music. Quality of tone or timbre.
# Law. A mere semblance of legal right.
# A particle or bit of gold found in auriferous gravel or sand.
# Physics. A quantum characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction
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