adumbratio — meaning in English
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English meaning
- adumbration noun The state of being in shadow or shade; (countable) a shadow.
- drawing noun A picture made with a pencil, pen, or similar tool, without paint.
- outline noun The line or shape marking the edge of something.
- silhouette noun A dark solid outline or shape seen against a lighter background, showing only the outer form.
Senses
adumbratio is used for these senses in English:
- adumbration (countable) A faint sketch; a brief representation, an outline.
- drawing An act or event in which the outcome (e.g., designating a winner) is selected by chance in the form of a blind draw, notably of lots; especially such a contest in which a winning name or number is selected randomly by removing (or drawing) it from a container, popularly a hat.
- outline A line marking the boundary of an object figure.
- silhouette An illustrated outline filled in with a solid color(s), usually only black, and intended to represent the shape of an object without revealing any other visual details; a similar appearance produced when the object being viewed is situated in relative darkness with brighter lighting behind it; a profile portrait in black, such as a shadow appears to be. [mid 19th c.]
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.
drawing — full definition
- noun A picture made with a pencil, pen, or similar tool, without paint.
- noun The activity or skill of creating such pictures.
- noun A random selection of names or numbers, as in a lottery.