contrastive

Definition of Contrastive in English :

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Adjective

1. contrastive, incompatible

of words so related that one contrasts with the other

Example Sentences:
'rich' and hard-up' are contrastive terms'

incompatible

2. contrasting, contrastive

strikingly different; tending to contrast

Example Sentences:
'contrasting (or contrastive) colors'

contrasting

3. contrastive

syntactically establishing a relation of contrast between sentences or elements of a sentence

Example Sentences:
'disjunctive conjunctions like but', or', or though' serve a contrastive function'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Contrastive

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verb (kənˈtrɑːst )

1. (often foll by with)

to distinguish or be distinguished by comparison of unlike or opposite qualities

noun (ˈkɒntrɑːst )

2.

distinction or emphasis of difference by comparison of opposite or dissimilar things, qualities, etc (esp in the phrases by contrast, in contrast to or with)

3.

a person or thing showing notable differences when compared with another

4.

(in painting) the effect of the juxtaposition of different colours, tones, etc

5.

a.

(of a photographic emulsion) the degree of density measured against exposure used

b.

the extent to which adjacent areas of an optical image, esp on a television screen or in a photographic negative or print, differ in brightness

6. psychology

the phenomenon that when two different but related stimuli are presented close together in space and/or time they are perceived as being more different than they really are

Contrastive

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verb transitive

1.

to compare so as to point out the differences; set off against one another

verb intransitive

2.

to show differences when compared; form a contrast

noun

3.

a contrasting or being contrasted

4.

a difference, esp. a striking difference, between things being compared

5.

a person or thing showing differences when compared with another

6.

the effect of a striking difference, as in color or tone, of adjacent parts of a painting, photograph, video-screen image, etc.

Contrastive

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adj.

1. Containing or forming a contrast; contrasting.

2. Linguistics

a. Capable of distinguishing meaning; being in opposition: a phonological feature that is contrastive in one language but not in another.

b. Pertaining to the study of structural contrasts: contrastive analysis.

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