单词 | pointillism |
释义 | Word Frequency pointillism(ˈpwæntɪˌlɪzəm, -tiːˌɪzəm, ˈpɔɪn-) noun the technique of painting elaborated from impressionism, in which dots of unmixed colour are juxtaposed on a white ground so that from a distance they fuse in the viewer's eye into appropriate intermediate tones Also called: divisionismDerived forms pointillist (ˈpointillist) noun, adjective pointilliste (ˈpointiˌlliste) adjective Word origin C19: from French, from pointiller to mark with tiny dots, from pointille little point, from Italian puntiglio, from punto point |
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