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Foreground vs Esplanade - What's the difference?

foreground | esplanade |

As nouns the difference between foreground and esplanade

is that foreground is the elements of an image which lie closest to the picture plane while esplanade is a clear space between a citadel and the nearest houses of the town.

As a verb foreground

is to place in the foreground (physically or metaphorically).

foreground

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The elements of an image which lie closest to the picture plane.
  • The subject of an image, often depicted at the bottom in a two-dimensional work.
  • (computing) the application the user is currently interacting with; the application window that appears in front of all others.

    • Related terms

    * background * midground

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To place in the foreground (physically or metaphorically)

    • esplanade

    English

    (wikipedia esplanade)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A clear space between a citadel and the nearest houses of the town.
  • The glacis of the counterscarp, or the slope of the parapet of the covered way toward the country.
  • A grass plat; a lawn.
  • Any clear, level space used for public walks or drives; especially, a terrace by the seaside.

    • Synonyms

    * (public walk) promenade

    Related terms

    * explain * plain

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