study
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5.8
- noun
- /ˈstʌdi/
- Even sold one painting, It was a nude study.
- studies of paintings
Examples
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Miya also conducted an illuminating visual study of the narrative vignettes surrounding the central pagoda.
Academic text (2015) -
Yeah, it was one of his better drawings, a very beautiful nude study.
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And that gentleman, what a study for an artist.
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It's just a character study.
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This is a study I wrote for the piano.
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I have certain photographic studies of you and your boyfriend.
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Have you seen his sketches and his photo studies?
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Inventing one's own scale and arpeggio studies and other technical exercises can be satisfying work.
Academic text (1991) -
Ka Mkame's image evolved from a somewhat Matisse-inspired study of stylized nude women dancing in a circle.
Academic text (2008) -
The artist created a beautiful study of the landscape to capture its colors and shapes.
Synonyms
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2.5
A quick simple drawing used to plan an idea
Compounds
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2.8
A group of people who meet regularly to learn and talk about school or course material
- Specialized
2
4.2
An experiment where neither participants nor researchers know who gets the real treatment or a fake one to avoid bias
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3.5
A system where students do paid part-time work and study to gain experience
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5.8
A course where a student does work on their own with a teacher's guidance outside regular classes
- Specialized
1
5.3
A careful measure of how long a task takes to find faster ways to do it
- Specialized
1
5.5
A study that measures how long each part of a job takes to find a faster way
- Specialized
1
6.0
People watch how workers do a job to find the fastest, easiest way to do it
How Finished
Surface Forms
Etymology
Study for a practice drawing or piece is from the same Latin studium 'serious interest' and is closely related to studio. So an artist's study is a practice work made while they try out ideas and techniques.