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Grammar : Noun
Spell : pig-muh nt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɪg mənt



Définition of pigment

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Latin pigmentum "coloring matter, pigment, paint," figuratively "prnament," from stem of pingere "to color, paint" (see paint (v.)). Variants of this word could have been known in Old English (e.g. 12c. pyhmentum). As a verb from 1900. Related: Pigmented; pigmenting.
  • noun color, shade
Example sentences :
  • "I need to know something about the pigment patches," he said jerkily.
  • Extract from : « Pariah Planet » by Murray Leinster
  • And there were the splotches of pigment of which Calhoun had heard.
  • Extract from : « Pariah Planet » by Murray Leinster
  • Tan also is due to pigment in the skin and is caused by light.
  • Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne
  • It is a matter of regret that this pigment is not equally efficacious in oil.
  • Extract from : « Field's Chromatography » by George Field
  • It has not been, however, employed as a pigment, or at least is not at present.
  • Extract from : « Field's Chromatography » by George Field
  • Like the chrome molybdate it would be superfluous as a pigment.
  • Extract from : « Field's Chromatography » by George Field
  • The place of the pigment is taken by gas-bubbles, and that is what causes the whiteness.
  • Extract from : « The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) » by J. Arthur Thomson
  • To save them from yellow fever, nature gave them pigment and lost them friends.
  • Extract from : « The Hindered Hand » by Sutton E. Griggs
  • The pigment varies in individuals and in different parts of the body.
  • Extract from : « The Dawn of Reason » by James Weir
  • They had not forgotten to obtain some pigment, with which to darken the faces of their figures.
  • Extract from : « Hendricks the Hunter » by W.H.G. Kingston

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