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SHADING

\ʃˈe͡ɪdɪŋ], \ʃˈe‍ɪdɪŋ], \ʃ_ˈeɪ_d_ɪ_ŋ]\

Definitions of SHADING

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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a gradation involving small or imperceptible differences between grades

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a gradation involving small or imperceptible differences between grades

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Act or process of making a shade.
That filling up which represents the effect of more or less darkness, expressing rotundity, projection, etc., in a picture or a drawing.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

Act or process of making a shade.
That filling up which represents the effect of more or less darkness, expressing rotundity, projection, etc., in a picture or a drawing.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

The act of making a shade; the representation of light and shade.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

n. The act or process of making a shade; that which represents the effect of light and shade in a picture or drawing; the filling up of an outline.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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