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Meaning of SHADING

Pronunciation:  'sheyding

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a gradation involving small or imperceptible differences between grades
  2. [n]  graded markings that indicate light or shaded areas in a drawing or painting
 
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 Synonyms: blending
 
 See Also: crosshatch, gradation, graduation, hachure, hatch, hatching, marking

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Shad"ing\, n.
1. Act or process of making a shade.
2. That filling up which represents the effect of more or
   less darkness, expressing rotundity, projection, etc., in
   a picture or a drawing.
 
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