contrast vs gulf

contrast

noun
  • The degree of this difference. 

  • 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. 

  • A difference between two objects, people or concepts. 

verb
  • To form a contrast. 

  • To set in opposition in order to show the difference or differences between. 

gulf

noun
  • A difference, especially a large difference, between groups. 

  • A portion of an ocean or sea extending into the land; a partially landlocked sea 

  • The bottom part of a list of those awarded a degree, for those who have only just passed. 

  • That which swallows irretrievably; a whirlpool; a sucking eddy. 

  • A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin. 

  • A large deposit of ore in a lode. 

  • A wide interval or gap; a separating space. 

verb
  • To award a degree to somebody who has only just passed sufficiently. 

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