Something that is opposite of or strikingly different from something else.
A control on a television, etc, that adjusts the amount of contrast in the images being displayed.
Antithesis.
is a substance used to increase the contrast of structures or fluids within the body in medical imaging.
The degree of this difference.
A difference between two objects, people or concepts.
To form a contrast.
To set in opposition in order to show the difference or differences between.
Anything that partially obscures a clear view.
A thin layer of tissue which is attached to or covers a mushroom.
A cover; disguise; a mask; a pretense.
A membrane connecting the margin of the pileus of a mushroom with the stalk; a velum.
A covering for a person or thing; as, a caul (especially over the head)
The calyptra of mosses.
That which separates the living and the spirit world.
An obscuration of the clearness of the tones in pronunciation.
velum (A circular membrane round the cap of a medusa).
Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material.
To dress in, or decorate with, a veil.
To conceal as with a veil.