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étrécissement

étrécissement noun: the surrealist technique of cutting away parts of images to develop a new image.

Noun

étrécissement (countable and uncountable, plural étrécissements)

  1. (uncountable) The surrealist technique of cutting away parts of images to develop a new image.
  2. (countable) An image formed by this technique.

Forms of étrécissement

pluralétrécissements

Origin of étrécissement

From French [Term?]. See étrécir (“to make narrow”).

Questions about étrécissement

What does étrécissement mean?
Étrécissement means the surrealist technique of cutting away parts of images to develop a new image.
What part of speech is étrécissement?
Étrécissement is a noun.
What is the plural of étrécissement?
The plural of étrécissement is étrécissements.

Words near étrécissement in the dictionary

  1. étourderie
  2. étourderies
  3. Étoy
  4. étrier
  5. étriers
  6. étrécissement
  7. étrécissements
  8. étude
  9. études
  10. étui
  11. étuis

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