different between painting vs reflectography

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?pe?n.t??/
• Rhymes: -e?nt??

Verb

painting

1. present participle of paint

Noun

painting (countable and uncountable, plural paintings)

1. (countable) An illustration or artwork done with the use of paint.

   • "My tastes," he said, still smiling, "incline me to the garishly sunlit side of this planet." And, to tease her and arouse her to combat: "I prefer a farandole to a nocturne; I'd rather have a painting than an etching; Mr. Whistler bores me with his monochromatic mud; I don't like dull colours, dull sounds, dull intellects; […]."
2. (uncountable) The action of applying paint to a surface.

3. (uncountable) The same activity as an art form.

Synonyms

The same activity as an art form

• third art

Derived terms

• cave painting
• oil painting

Related terms

• painter

Translations

Anagrams

• patining

English

Etymology

reflect +? -o- +? -graphy

Noun

reflectography (uncountable)

1. An infrared technique used by art historians to detect layers beneath the top surface of a painting and thus determine whether it is an original.