silhouetting
- noun
- /ˌsɪluˈɛtɪŋ/
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silhouette
- Such structuring necessarily excludes in the very process of inclusion, so that every profile (or silhouetting) of patterned traits by definition banishes others.
Examples
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The silhouetting method could provide the mere outline information of the residual limb, and it could not detect surface concavities.
Academic text (2001) -
SILHOUETTING
Fiction book (1994) -
I had gotten about 2 miles from home when I spotted this scene of the early morning sun through the fog silhouetting.
Blog text (26) -
The helo swoops low over the water, moon silhouetting.
Fiction book (1997) -
Silhouetting
Academic text (2001) -
The silhouetting system of Duncan et al. (49) grabbed the necessary images in about 1 second.
Academic text (2001) -
The photographer took advantage of the sunset, beautifully silhouetting the trees against the bright sky.
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In the dim light of dawn, the mountains were silhouetting against the pale horizon.
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The artist captured a stunning image that featured a couple silhouetting on a hilltop during twilight.
Synonyms
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5.6
Light that shines from behind a person or object to make its edges brighter
How Clear
24
3.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
silhouetting = silhouette (transparent) = silhouette + ing
A direct gerund/participle formation from the verb silhouette using the productive -ing suffix to indicate the action or process.
Etymology
Silhouetting comes from the word silhouette, which was named after a French official, Étienne de Silhouette, whose name became linked to dark profile pictures. That's why silhouetting means showing something as a dark shape, like a 'shadow', against a lighter background.