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- [pig-muh nt]
- /ˈpɪg mənt/
- /ˈpɪɡ.mənt/
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- [pig-muh nt]
- /ˈpɪg mənt/
Definitions of pigment word
- noun pigment a dry insoluble substance, usually pulverized, which when suspended in a liquid vehicle becomes a paint, ink, etc. 1
- noun pigment a coloring matter or substance. 1
- noun pigment Biology. any substance whose presence in the tissues or cells of animals or plants colors them. 1
- verb with object pigment to color; add pigment to. 1
- verb without object pigment to become pigmented; acquire color; develop pigmentation: a poor quality of paper that doesn't pigment well. 1
- noun pigment substance: paint, ink 1
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Origin of pigment
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Latin pigmentum paint, equivalent to pig- (stem of pingere to paint) + -mentum -ment
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Parts of speech for Pigment
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pigment popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pigment usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pigment
noun pigment
- acrylic — Acrylic material is artificial and is manufactured by a chemical process.
- chroma — the attribute of a colour that enables an observer to judge how much chromatic colour it contains irrespective of achromatic colour present
- colorant — A colorant is a substance that is used to give something a particular color.
- coloration — The coloration of an animal or a plant is the colours and patterns on it.
- dye — a coloring material or matter.
verb pigment
- chalk — Chalk is a type of soft white rock. You can use small pieces of it for writing or drawing with.
- chalking — a soft, white, powdery limestone consisting chiefly of fossil shells of foraminifers.
- color — the sensation resulting from stimulation of the retina of the eye by light waves of certain lengths
- fresco — A painting done rapidly in watercolor on wet plaster on a wall or ceiling, so that the colors penetrate the plaster and become fixed as it dries.
- frescoed — Also called buon fresco, true fresco. the art or technique of painting on a moist, plaster surface with colors ground up in water or a limewater mixture. Compare fresco secco.
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