Meaning of CONTRAST

Pronunciation:			[n]'kântrast, [v]kun'trast, 'kân`trast
Matching Terms:			contrast material, contrast medium, contrastimulant, contrasting, contrastingly, contrastive, contrasty
Video Dictionary
	Definition:		(1) The general term for describing the tone separation in a print in relation to a given difference in the light-and.shade of the negative or subject from which it was made. Thus, "contrast" is the general term for the property called "gamma" (Y), which is measured by making an H & D Curve for the proces under study. (2) The range of tones in a photographic negative or positive expressed as the ratio of the extreme opacities or transparencies or as the difference between the extreme densities This range is more properly described as "scale" or "latitude" (3) The ability of a photographic material, developer, or process as a whole to differentiate among small graduations in the tones of the subject.
Thesaurus Terms
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