pointillism

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poin·til·lis·m /ˈpwæntɪlɪzəm, ˈpɔɪn-/ noun [uncountable] AVPa style of painting popular in the late 19th century that uses small spots of colour all over the painting, rather than brush strokes 点彩派，点彩画法〔19世纪晚期流行的一种绘画风格〕 —pointillist adjective —pointillist noun [countable]

Examples from the Corpus

pointillism• In its slightly earlier day, pointillism had also had a progressive artistic programme.• In arguing for pointillism, he quoted the scientific treatises consulted by Seurat and even printed mathematical equations.Origin pointillism (1900-2000) French pointillisme, from point “spot”

poin·til·lis·m nounChineseSyllable

19th a of Corpus century the in late style painting popular

pointillism
poin‧til‧lis‧m /ˈpwæntɪlɪzəm, ˈpɔɪn-/

noun [uncountable]

Date: 1900-2000
Language: French
Origin: pointillisme, from point 'spot'

a style of painting popular in the late 19th century that uses small spots of colour all over the painting, rather than brush strokes
—pointillist adjective
—pointillist noun [countable]

poin·til·lism

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/ˈpɔɪntɪlɪzəm/

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noun

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a style of painting that was developed in France in the late 19th century in which very small dots of colour are used to build up the picture 点彩画法，点描技法（19 世纪末叶兴起于法国的绘画风格）

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poin·til·list

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/ˈpɔɪntɪlɪst/

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NAmE

/ˈpɔɪntɪlɪst/

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/ˈpwæntɪlɪst/

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