NIGRESCENCE Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word nigrescence. (close relations)
Definition of NIGRESCENCE
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| blackening | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • changing to a darker color | ||||||||
| darkening | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • changing to a darker color adjective satellite • becoming dark or darker as from waning light or clouding over | ||||||||
| shading | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • graded markings that indicate light or shaded areas in a drawing or painting • a gradation involving small or imperceptible differences between grades | ||||||||
| graying | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black • English radiobiologist in whose honor the gray (the SI unit of energy for the absorbed dose of radiation) was named (1905-1965) • clothing that is a grey color • English poet best known for his elegy written in a country churchyard (1716-1771) • any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey • American navigator who twice circumnavigated the globe and who discovered the Columbia River (1755-1806) • horse of a light gray or whitish color • United States botanist who specialized in North American flora and who was an early supporter of Darwin's theories of evolution (1810-1888) • the SI unit of energy absorbed from ionizing radiation; equal to the absorption of one joule of radiation energy by one kilogram of matter; one gray equals 100 rad adjective satellite • of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black • showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair • used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms) • intermediate in character or position verb • make grey • turn grey | ||||||||
| greying | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey • United States writer of western adventure novels (1875-1939) • a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black • Queen of England for nine days in 1553; she was quickly replaced by Mary Tudor and beheaded for treason (1536-1554) • clothing that is a grey color • Englishman who as Prime Minister implemented social reforms including the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire (1764-1845) • horse of a light gray or whitish color adjective satellite • of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black • showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair • used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms) • intermediate in character or position verb • make grey • turn grey | ||||||||
