Matching vs Contrast - What's the difference?
matching | contrast |
The same as another; sharing the same design.
(graph theory) A set of independent edges in a given graph, i.e. a set of edges which do not intersect: so-called because pairs of vertices are "matched" to each other one-to-one.
(label) A difference in lightness, brightness and/or hue between two colours that makes them more or less distinguishable.
#(label) The degree of this difference.
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#(label) A control on a television, etc, that adjusts the amount of contrast in the images being displayed.
(label) A difference between two objects, people or concepts.
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*:The colonel and his sponsor made a queer contrast : Greystone [the sponsor] long and stringy, with a face that seemed as if a cold wind was eternally playing on it.
Antithesis.
To set in opposition in order to show the difference or differences between.
To form a contrast.
* Lyell
As verbs the difference between matching and contrast
is that matching is while contrast is to set in opposition in order to show the difference or differences between.As nouns the difference between matching and contrast
is that matching is (graph theory) a set of independent edges in a given graph, ie a set of edges which do not intersect: so-called because pairs of vertices are "matched" to each other one-to-one while contrast is (label) a difference in lightness, brightness and/or hue between two colours that makes them more or less distinguishable.As an adjective matching
is the same as another; sharing the same design.matching
English
Adjective
- ''A matching set of furniture
Verb
(head)Noun
(en noun)contrast
English
Noun
Verb
(en verb)- Foreground and background strongly contrast .
- The joints which divide the sandstone contrast finely with the divisional planes which separate the basalt into pillars.