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pal·ette (păl'ĭt)  |
[French, from Old French, small potter's shovel, diminutive of pale, shovel, spade, from Latin pāla.]
| Computer Desktop Encyclopedia: palette |
(1) The available colors in the computer's hardware or graphics file formats. See indexed color and color palette.
(2) An on-screen sample of available colors that may be selected by the user. For example, in a graphics program, it is used for selecting colors to paint images or draw objects. In a business application, the palette is used to select colors for fonts and backgrounds.
(3) Any on-screen window or toolbar that holds a set of related icons, buttons or menus within an application.
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| Archaeology Dictionary: palette |
A slab of stone or wood for grinding and mixing substances such as paint or cosmetics.
| Wikipedia: Palette |
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A palette (pronounced /ˈpælɨt/) is: (1) a rigid, flat surface on which a painter arranges and mixes paints. A palette is usually made of wood, plastic, ceramic or other hard, inert, nonporous material, and can vary greatly in size and shape. The most commonly known type of painter's palette is made of thin wood board designed to be held in the artist's hand and rest on the artist's arm; (2) a selection of colors, as used in a specific art object or in a group of works comprising a visual style.
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Français (French)
n. - palette
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Português (Portuguese)
n. - paleta (f)
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中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
调色板, 颜料
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中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 調色板, 顏料
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한국어 (Korean)
n. - 팔레트, 색채의 종류, 겨드랑받이
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - パレット, 独特の色彩
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العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) فرشه, فرشه قش, مالج, مفرش, منصه, منصه تحميل, لقاطه, مساكه, ضفارة
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - לוח צבעים
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