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Look up: shadow

  1. Shadow
    The darkest areas of a photograph.
    Found on http://www.printusa.com/glos.htm

  2. Shadow
    Shadow is a recruit in King Henry IV part II.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  3. shadow
    [n] - shade within clear boundaries 2. [n] - an inseparable companion 3. [n] - a premonition of something adverse 4. [n] - refuge from danger or observation 5. [v] - cast a shadow over 6. [v] - cast a shadow 7. [v] - follow, usually without the person`s knowledge
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  4. Shadow
    Darkness in a region, caused by an obstruction between the source of light and the region.By extension, the term is applied to a similar condition when any form of radiant energy is cut off by an obstruction, as a radar shadow. The darkest part of a shadow in which light is completely cut off is called the umbra; a lighter part surrounding the umbr...
    Found on http://www.diracdelta.co.uk/science/sour

  5. Shadow
    3D effect created by illustration programs creating the illusion that text or graphic object is standing vertically and illuminated from the top or side, creating a background below and behind it.
    Found on http://www.britishprint.com/tw/glossary.

  6. SHADOW
    (language) A syntax-directed compiler written by Barnett and Futrelle in 1962. It was the predecessor to SNOBOL(?) [Sammet 1969, p. 448, 605]. (1995-01-16)
    Found on http://foldoc.org/

  7. shadow
    relative darkness caused by the interception of an opaque body between the image and the source of light Category: Physics
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  8. Shadow
    A term that refers to the amount of detail contained in the dark parts of an image. It is desirable to maintain shadow detail but there is a risk of decreasing overall contrast if one lightens the shadow too much in an attempt to expose detail. If an image is scanned without shadow detail, it will be impossible to regain detail in an image editing ...
    Found on http://www.rodsmith.org.uk/photographic%

  9. Shadow
    Definition (keystage 3) The area behind an object in which light doesn't fall, because it is blocked by the object.
    Found on http://thesaurus.maths.org/mmkb/entry.ht

  10. Shadow
    Shad'ow (shăd'o) noun [ Originally the same word as shade . √162. See Shade .] 1. Shade within defined limits; obscurity or deprivation of light, apparent on a surface, and representing the form of the body which intercepts the rays of light; as, the shadow of a man, of a tree, or of a tower. See the Note under Shade , noun , 1. ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/79

  11. Shadow
    Shad'ow transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Shadowed ; present participle & verbal noun Shadowing .] [ Middle English shadowen , Anglo-Saxon sceadwian . See adow , noun ] 1. To cut off light from; to put in shade; to shade; to throw a shadow upon; to overspead with obscur ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/79

  12. shadow
    1. Shade within defined limits; obscurity or deprivation of light, apparent on a surface, and representing the form of the body which intercepts the rays of light; as, the shadow of a man, of a tree, or of a tower. See the Note under Shade. ... 2. Darkness; shade; obscurity. 'Night's sable shadows from the ocean rise.' (Denham) ... 3. A shaded place; ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  13. shadow
    noun refuge from danger or observation; `he felt secure in his father`s shadow`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  14. shadow
    noun a premonition of something adverse; `a shadow over his happiness`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  15. shadow
    noun a dominating and pervasive presence; `he received little recognition working in the shadow of his father`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  16. Shadow
    A `shadow` is a region of darkness where light is blocked. It occupies all of the space behind an opaque object with light in front of it. The cross section of a shadow is a two-dimensional silhouette, or reverse projection of the object blocking the light. It begins as the light moving through but is blocked depending on the density.
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow

  17. Shadow
    • (n.) To protect; to shelter from danger; to shroud. • (n.) To attend as closely as a shadow; to follow and watch closely, especially in a secret or unobserved manner; as, a detective shadows a criminal. • (n.) A shaded place; shelter; protection; security. • (n.) An imperfect and faint representation; adumbration; indistinct i...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  18. Shadow
    Shadow is a English girl name. The meaning of the name is `Shade from Sun` The name Shadow doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Shadow seems to be unique!
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/girls/Sha

  19. Shadow
    A term that refers to the amount of detail contained in the dark parts of an image. It is desirable to maintain shadow detail but there is a risk of decreasing overall contrast if one lightens the shadow too much in an attempt to expose detail. If an image is scanned without shadow detail, it will be impossible to regain detail in an image ...
    Found on http://www.digitalexposure.ca/sub1.html

  20. shadow
    1. shade within clear boundaries
    2. an unilluminated area
    3. something existing in perception only
    4. a premonition of something adverse
    5. a clue that something has been present
    6. refuge from danger or observation
    7. a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
    8. an inseparable companion

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9 November 2009

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On 9 November 1989 the Berlin Wall was finally breached by jubilant Berliners , unifying a city that had been divided for over 30 years. The 28-mile (45 km) barrier dividing Germany's capital was built in 1961 to prevent East Berliners fleeing to the West, but as Communism in the Soviet Republic and Eastern Europe began to crumble, pressure mounted on the East German authorities to open the Berlin border. At midnight on 9th November East Germany's Communist rulers gave permission for gates along the Wall to be opened after hundreds of people converged on crossing points. They surged through cheering and shouting and were be met by jubilant West Berliners on the other side. read more

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