distinctness
101aerial perspective — noun Date: 1704 the expression of space in painting by gradation of color and distinctness …
102definition — noun Etymology: Middle English diffinicioun, from Anglo French, from Latin definition , definitio, from definire Date: 14th century 1. an act of determining; specifically the formal proclamation of a Roman Catholic dogma 2. a. a statement… …
103distinct — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin distinctus, from past participle of distinguere Date: 14th century 1. distinguishable to the eye or mind as discrete ; separate < a distinct cultural group > < teaching as …
104explicit — adjective Etymology: French or Medieval Latin; French explicite, from Medieval Latin explicitus, from Latin, past participle of explicare Date: 1607 1. a. fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity ; leaving no… …
105jell — verb Etymology: back formation from jelly Date: 1869 intransitive verb 1. to come to the consistency of jelly ; congeal, set 2. to take shape and achieve distinctness ; become cohesive transitive verb to cause to jell …
106projection — noun Date: 1557 1. a. a systematic presentation of intersecting coordinate lines on a flat surface upon which features from a curved surface (as of the earth or the celestial sphere) may be mapped < an equal area map projection > b. the process… …
107severalty — noun Etymology: Middle English severalte, from Anglo French severalté, from several Date: 15th century 1. the quality or state of being several ; distinctness, separateness 2. a. a sole, separate, and exclusive possession, dominion, or ownership… …
108sounding board — noun Date: 1729 1. a. a structure behind or over a pulpit, rostrum, or platform to give distinctness and sonority to sound b. a device or agency that helps propagate opinions or utterances c. a person or group on whom one tries out an idea or… …
109different — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin different , differens, present participle of differre Date: 14th century 1. partly or totally unlike in nature, form, or quality ; dissimilar < could hardly be more different > often followed by… …
110graphic — I. adjective also graphical Etymology: Latin graphicus, from Greek graphikos, from graphein Date: 1637 1. a. of or relating to the pictorial arts; also pictorial b. of, relating to, or involving such reproductive methods as those of engraving,… …
