Pigment Meaning

There are 5 meaning(s) for word Pigment

Meaning 1 : a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating

    Example : artists use `paint' and `pigment' interchangeably

    Synonyms : paint
Meaning 2 : acquire pigment; become colored or imbued

Meaning 3 : any substance whose presence in plant or animal tissues produces a characteristic color

Meaning 4 : color or dye with a pigment

    Example : pigment a photograph

Meaning 5 : dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)


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