Countershading is an English word. Below you'll find 5 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Countershading meaning
A pattern of animal coloration, existing as a form of camouflage, characterised by darker pigmentation of the upper side and lighter of the underside.
Using Countershading
- The main meaning on this page is: A pattern of animal coloration, existing as a form of camouflage, characterised by darker pigmentation of the upper side and lighter of the underside.
Context around Countershading
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Countershading
- In this selection, "countershading" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, contrast, dark, term, uses and paints stand out and add context to how "countershading" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include body before countershading and countershading uses graded. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "countershading" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with countershading
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The term countershading has a second meaning unrelated to "Thayer's Law". (12 words)
Countershading uses graded colour to counteract the effect of self-shadowing, creating an illusion of flatness. (16 words)
The result is a 'flat' appearance, instead of the 'solid' appearance of the body before countershading. (16 words)
Self-shadowing makes an animal appear darker below than on top, grading from light to dark; countershading 'paints in' tones which are darkest on top, lightest below, making the countershaded animal nearly invisible against a suitable background. (37 words)
Cott built on Thayer's discoveries, developing a comprehensive view of camouflage based on "maximum disruptive contrast", countershading and hundreds of examples. (22 words)
Countershading uses graded colour to counteract the effect of self-shadowing, creating an illusion of flatness. (16 words)
Example sentences (5)
Cott built on Thayer's discoveries, developing a comprehensive view of camouflage based on "maximum disruptive contrast", countershading and hundreds of examples.
Countershading uses graded colour to counteract the effect of self-shadowing, creating an illusion of flatness.
Self-shadowing makes an animal appear darker below than on top, grading from light to dark; countershading 'paints in' tones which are darkest on top, lightest below, making the countershaded animal nearly invisible against a suitable background.
The result is a 'flat' appearance, instead of the 'solid' appearance of the body before countershading.
The term countershading has a second meaning unrelated to "Thayer's Law".