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quadraturism

quadraturism noun: an Italian genre of painting that used architectural elements to create illusions of perspective.

Noun

quadraturism (uncountable)

  1. An Italian genre of painting that used architectural elements to create illusions of perspective.

Origin of quadraturism

Borrowed from Italian quadraturismo.

Questions about quadraturism

What does quadraturism mean?
Quadraturism means an Italian genre of painting that used architectural elements to create illusions of perspective.
What part of speech is quadraturism?
Quadraturism is a noun.

Words near quadraturism in the dictionary

  1. quadrature
  2. quadrature amplitude modulation
  3. quadrature amplitude modulations
  4. quadrature of the circle
  5. quadratures
  6. quadraturism
  7. quadraturist
  8. quadraturists
  9. quadratus
  10. quadraunt
  11. quadraunts

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