cubism
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++cub·is·m /ˈkjuːbɪzəm/ noun [uncountable] AVPa 20th-century style of art, in which objects and people are represented by geometric shapes 立体派[主义]〔20世纪的一种艺术流派，以几何图形来表现主题〕 —cubist adjective cubist paintings 立体派绘画 —cubist noun [countable]
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cubism• Impressionism begat post-impressionism, which begat cubism, which sired futurism, expressionism and all manner of errant abstractions.• Enright practises an emotional cubism, using her characters to piece together the world in strange combinations with sharp little sentences.• For example, cubism is very little like its object, and abstract art, not at all.• It's a form of cubism, I suppose.• Picasso and Braques were the pioneers of cubism.• However, as the title of the picture reveals, Weber's connection to cubism was via the transcendental.Origin cubism (1900-2000) French cubisme, from cube “cube”cub·is·m nounChineseSyllable
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cubism
cub‧is‧m /ˈkjuːbɪzəm/
noun [uncountable]
—cubist adjective:
cubist paintings
—cubist noun [countable]
cub‧is‧m /ˈkjuːbɪzəm/
noun [uncountable] Date: 1900-2000
Language: French
Origin: cubisme, from cube __cube__
a 20th-century style of art, in which objects and people are represented by geometric shapesLanguage: French
Origin: cubisme, from cube __cube__
—cubist adjective:
—cubist noun [countable]