Pigment - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈpɪɡmənt|
Brit.
|ˈpɪɡm(ə)nt|
noun
- dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)
- any substance whose presence in plant or animal tissues produces a characteristic color
- a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating (syn: paint)
- any substance whose presence in plant or animal tissues produces a characteristic color
- a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating (syn: paint)
artists use 'paint' and 'pigment' interchangeably
verb
- acquire pigment; become colored or imbued
- color or dye with a pigment
- color or dye with a pigment
pigment a photograph
Extra examples
Chlorophyll is a group of green pigments.
Melanin is a pigment that gives color to skin and fur.
Albinos lack normal skin pigment.
Pigments are used to give color to paint, ink, and plastic.
Red pigment is mixed into the ink.
Melanin is the dark brown pigment of the hair, skin and eyes.
The artist Sandy Lee uses natural pigments in her work.
Word forms
noun
singular: pigment
plural: pigments
singular: pigment
plural: pigments
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