It is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
That can in practice mean not much more than what I called the juxtaposition of mutually non-communicating groups. From Wordnik.com. [David Nicholls Memorial Lecture: 'Law, Power and Peace: Christian Perspectives on Sovereignty'] Reference
Neither could exist without being in juxtaposition to the other. From Wordnik.com. [The Romance of China: Excursions to China in U.S. Culture: 1776-1876] Reference
Here the ideal evoked is the opposite of real (Swedish realisk) in juxtaposition with ugly. From Wordnik.com. [Topping Shakespeare? Aspects of the Nobel Prize for Literature] Reference
Further, Traister examines both Bill Clinton and Barack Obama in juxtaposition with their wives. From Wordnik.com. [Geri Spieler: Big Girls Don't Cry by Rebecca Traister] Reference
I always smile a little when I put in juxtaposition the words ‘innovation’ and ‘Microsoft Zune’. From Wordnik.com. [Waldo Jaquith - “The Zune will be dead and gone within six months. Good riddance.”] Reference
If you want to compare what I say – 'to put my words in juxtaposition with' – vile racism, once again, go for it. From Wordnik.com. [Dawkins Regards a Supernatural Designer as a Scientific Hypothesis] Reference
Then in juxtaposition National Newswatch links to a dated article that warns Canadian children have received the HPV vaccine. From Wordnik.com. [National Newswatch Trying To Tell Us Something? « Unambiguously Ambidextrous] Reference
Define the term juxtaposition. From Wordnik.com. [Thachcaloosa High School (West Branch) Art 108 Exam Instructor Fleck PhD Thachcaloosa High School (West Branch) Art 108 Exam] Reference
The juxtaposition is a treat for the left and right brain. From Wordnik.com. [Rambles at starchamber.com » Blog Archive » Taggregator] Reference
I don’t think the two are related at all but the juxtaposition is interesting, right?. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Baby, It’s Cold Outside] Reference
Pound's images, I would say, his metaphors, illustrations and their juxtaposition were his ideas. From Wordnik.com. [An Exchange on Ezra Pound] Reference
The juxtaposition is a vivid affirmation of community - and the ease with which strong buildings absorb cultural change. From Wordnik.com. [SFGate: Top News Stories]
For a long time our iron ore resources were regarded as treasures of no value, because ore and coal were not in juxtaposition. From Wordnik.com. [The Manufacturing Industries of Canada Considered Geographically] Reference
Look, it’s unfortunate that Rachel posted her final post right shortly after my mom-post, but the juxtaposition is purely coincidental. From Wordnik.com. [Why I Am Not a Poet-Mom : Ange Mlinko : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation] Reference
First, this juxtaposition is interesting. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-05-01] Reference
Interesting juxtaposition from the Aspergerist. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Pro-Slavery] Reference
It is this kind of juxtaposition that makes 18th century history so fascinating. From Wordnik.com. [Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me] Reference
That kind of juxtaposition is all you need to understand why black people did not vote for him or Steele or Swann. From Wordnik.com. [MD-SEN: Was GOPer Steele Hit By "White Lie" In Polls?] Reference
It's the same kind of juxtaposition that works so well in, for instance, I Am a Camera and its subsequent mutation into Cabaret. From Wordnik.com. [English Passengers - Matthew Kneale (2000)] Reference
But beyond that, there is an approach to vampirism that treats it with a kind of juxtaposition to minority groups and religious oppression. From Wordnik.com. [Rabid Reads: "Lucas Manson" by Thomas Hauck] Reference
Festivals are all about that kind of juxtaposition of the glamorous and the practical. From Wordnik.com. [The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed] Reference
The juxtaposition is a mite jarring, I’ll admit, but that’s apparently good for my story. From Wordnik.com. [Author! Author! » Blog Archive » The Frankenstein manuscript, part I, or, Puritans in the present?] Reference
This kind of juxtaposition of dark and light eclecticism in one square is not unusual in Riga now. From Wordnik.com. [Ventura County Star Stories] Reference
US officials said he was aware of the "juxtaposition" and would refer to US wars in his acceptance speech. From Wordnik.com. [BBC - Ouch] Reference
Unexpectedly hot in juxtaposition. From Wordnik.com. [Quite a Combo « Snarkmarket] Reference
"juxtaposition," which means to place two or more things side by side. From Wordnik.com. [IndyStar.com Top Stories] Reference
The juxtaposition of family and war was heartbreaking. From Wordnik.com. ['Voices of the Fallen': Reporting the Story] Reference
So what does this juxtaposition of affluence and indigence mean?. From Wordnik.com. [For Richer, For Poorer] Reference
Yet the bizarre juxtaposition of image and stories persisted through the week. From Wordnik.com. [Google: Glitch Not Racism] Reference
Others criticized the juxtaposition of our cover story with our TIP SHEET gift guide. From Wordnik.com. [A Sober Take on Affluence Run Amok] Reference
But the juxtaposition of artistic irreverence and military discipline could also be jarring. From Wordnik.com. [‘These People Are Here’] Reference
Just the mere juxtaposition of Armstrong with prosecutors seems to already be harming his image. From Wordnik.com. [Lance Armstrong Foundation In Trouble After Doping Scandal] Reference
I think that what you generally don't get in Internet publications is the juxtaposition of stories. From Wordnik.com. [Susan Lyne’s Digital Makeover] Reference
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