STIPPLING Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word stippling. (close relations)
Definition of STIPPLING
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mottling | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of coloring with areas of different shades | ||||||||
pointillism | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a school of painters who used a technique of painting with tiny dots of pure colors that would blend in the viewer's eye; developed by Georges Seurat and his followers late in 19th century France • a genre of painting characterized by the application of paint in dots and small strokes; developed by Georges Seurat and his followers in late 19th century France | ||||||||
stipple | verbv | |||||||
verb • engrave by means of dots and flicks • make by small short touches that together produce an even or softly graded shadow, as in paint or ink • apply (paint) in small dots or strokes • produce a mottled effect | ||||||||
dottiness | nounn | |||||||
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dotting | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • the United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966 • a very small circular shape • the shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code • street name for lysergic acid diethylamide verb • scatter or intersperse like dots or studs • distribute loosely • make a dot or dots • mark with a dot | ||||||||
flecking | verb, adverbv, adv | |||||||
noun • a small fragment of something broken off from the whole • a small contrasting part of something verb • make a spot or mark onto | ||||||||
speckling | nounn | |||||||
noun • a small contrasting part of something verb • produce a mottled effect • mark with small spots | ||||||||
speckle | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a small contrasting part of something verb • produce a mottled effect • mark with small spots |