Gradation

Entertainment / Literature / Gradation: In linguistics, another term for ablaut.
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Flat Gradation

Entertainment / Photography / Flat Gradation: Subjective term used to describe low-contrast values. MORE

Biodegradation

Health / Disease / Biodegradation: Decomposition or breakdown of a substance through the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or fungi) or other natural physical processes (such as sunlight). MORE

Hard Gradation

Entertainment / Photography / Hard Gradation: Term denoting the quality of harsh contrast in a photograph. MORE

Compensating Developer

Entertainment / Photography / Compensating Developer: Developer designed to compress the general contrast range in a negative without influencing gradation in the shadow and highlight areas. MORE

Chiaroscuro

Lifestyle / Painting / Chiaroscuro: 1) The rendering of light and shade in painting; the subtle gradations and marked variations of light and shade for dramatic effect. 2) The style of painting light within deep shadows. Carrivagio and MORE

Habitat

Business / Agriculture / Habitat: The place where a population (e.g., human, animal, plant, microorganism) lives, characterized by physical features (e.g., desert) and/or dominant plants (e.g., deciduous forest). MORE