foreground picture

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• Foreground — Fore ground , n. On a painting, and sometimes in a bas relief, mosaic picture, or the like, that part of the scene represented, which is nearest to the spectator, and therefore occupies the lowest part of the work of art itself. Cf. {Distance}, n …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• foreground — [[t]fɔ͟ː(r)graʊnd[/t]] foregrounds, foregrounding, foregrounded 1) N VAR: oft in the N The foreground of a picture or scene you are looking at is the part or area of it that appears nearest to you. He is the bowler hatted figure in the foreground …   English dictionary

• foreground — I UK [ˈfɔː(r)ˌɡraʊnd] / US [ˈfɔrˌɡraʊnd] verb [transitive] Word forms foreground : present tense I/you/we/they foreground he/she/it foregrounds present participle foregrounding past tense foregrounded past participle foregrounded to give… …   English dictionary

• foreground — fore|ground [ˈfo:graund US ˈfo:r ] n 1.) the foreground the part of the view in a picture or a photograph that is closest to you when you are looking at it ≠ ↑background ▪ There were three figures in the foreground. 2.) be in the foreground to be …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• foreground — noun 1 the foreground the nearest part of a scene in a picture or a photograph 2 be in the foreground to be regarded as important and receive a lot of attention: Education and health were very much in the foreground during the post war years …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• foreground, the — fore|ground, the [ fɔr,graund ] noun the front part of a scene or picture. The part at the back is called the background: She drew a few flowers in the foreground. in the foreground COMPUTING being used at the present time. Programs that are… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• foreground — noun 1) the foreground of the picture Syn: front, fore 2) in the foreground of the political drama Syn: forefront, vanguard, van, spearhead, head, lead, front, fore, front line, cutt …   Thesaurus of popular words

• picture plane — the plane of a painting, drawing, or the like, that is in the extreme foreground of a picture, is coextensive with but not the same as the material surface of the work, is the point of visual contact between the viewer and the picture, and is… …   Universalium

• foreground — 1. noun /ˈfɔː(ɹ)ˌɡɹaʊnd/ a) The elements of an image which lie closest to the picture plane. b) The subject of an image, often depicted at the bottom in a two dimensional work. See Also: background, midground 2. verb /ˈfɔː(ɹ)ˌɡɹaʊnd/ To …   Wiktionary

• foreground —    The area of a picture or field of vision, often at the bottom, that appears to be closest to the viewer. Also, to give priority to one aspect of a thing over another …   Glossary of Art Terms

• foreground, the — [ˈfɔːˌgraʊnd] noun [singular] the front part of a scene or picture Ant: background …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English