底子 — meaning in English
dǐ zi
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English meaning
- adumbration noun The state of being in shadow or shade; (countable) a shadow.
- delineation noun The act of delineating; depiction.
- outline noun The line or shape marking the edge of something.
Senses
底子 is used for these senses in English:
- adumbration (countable) A faint sketch; a brief representation, an outline.
- delineation (arts) An image of the outline of an object.
adumbration — full definition
- noun The state of being in shadow or shade; (countable) a shadow.
- noun A faint sketch; a brief representation, an outline.
- noun The supposed practice of displaying only outline of a charge (“image displayed on an escutcheon”), sometimes filled in with a darker shade than the field.
- noun A rough or symbolic representation; a vague indication of what is to come, a foreshadowing.
delineation — full definition
- noun The act of delineating; depiction.
- noun An image of the outline of an object.
- noun A graphic verbal description.