- highlight
- The area on any surface which reflects the most light. Highlights and shadows are important to the achievement of chiaroscuro. Also, to direct attention or to emphasize through use of color.
Glossary of Art Terms. 2014.
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highlight — Ⅰ. highlight UK US /ˈhaɪlaɪt/ verb [T] ► to attract attention to something important or to emphasize it: highlight concerns/problems/risks »The study highlighted rural problems such as falling farm incomes and development pressures. highlight the … Financial and business terms
highlight — n. The part of an image that has the most intense light. [PJC] 2. The most memorable or enjoyable part; of events or activities; as, the highlight of our trip was the tour of the Vatican. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Highlight — may refer to: *Highlighting *Specular highlight * Highlight (photography): The brightest areas in a picture [ [http://www.prime junta.net/pont/How to/hi Blown highlights/a Blown highlights.html Blown Highlights: How Much Is Acceptable? ] ] ee… … Wikipedia
highlight — v. t. 1. To emphasize or call attention to, by moving into the foreground or otherwise making more prominent. Syn: foreground, spotlight, play up. [WordNet 1.5] 2. To make (part of a text or image) more prominent, especially by making it of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
highlight — [hī′līt΄] n. 1. a) a part on which light is brightest [the highlights on the cheeks] b) a part of a painting, photograph, etc. on which light is represented as brightest c) the representation or effect of such light in a painting, photograph, etc … English World dictionary
highlight — I noun central point, cynosure, distinctive feature, focal point, high spot, important event, keynote, memorable part, outstanding feature, prominent detail, prominent part, salient point, significant feature, striking part II index cornerstone,… … Law dictionary
Highlight — Highlight,das:⇨Höhepunkt HighlightHöhepunkt,Attraktion,Sensation,Glanzleistung,Glanzlicht,Glanznummer … Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme
highlight — (n.) 1650s, originally of paintings, the brightest part of a subject, from HIGH (Cf. high) (adj.) + LIGHT (Cf. light) (n.). The figurative sense of outstanding feature or characteristic is from 1855. The verb is from 1861. Hairdressing sense is… … Etymology dictionary
highlight — [n] memorable part best part, climax, feature, focal point, focus, high point, high spot, main feature, peak; concept 832 … New thesaurus
highlight — ► NOUN 1) an outstanding part of an event or period of time. 2) a bright or reflective area in a painting, picture, or design. 3) (highlights) bright tints in the hair, produced by bleaching or dyeing. ► VERB 1) draw attention to. 2) mark with a… … English terms dictionary
highlight — I UK [ˈhaɪˌlaɪt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms highlight : present tense I/you/we/they highlight he/she/it highlights present participle highlighting past tense highlighted past participle highlighted ** 1) to describe something in a way that … English dictionary
