Stipple is an English word with synonyms like engrave or paint. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Stipple meaning
The use of small dots that give the appearance of shading; the dots thus used.
Using Stipple
- The main meaning on this page is: The use of small dots that give the appearance of shading; the dots thus used.
- Useful related words include: engrave, paint, speckle, mottle.
Context around Stipple
- Average sentence length in these examples: 31 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 0 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Stipple
- In this selection, "stipple" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 31 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, flashier and spring stand out and add context to how "stipple" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include the flashier stipple or mezzotint and three point stipple spring breeze. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "stipple" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with stipple
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
This aside, Basire's style of line-engraving was of a kind held at the time to be old-fashioned compared to the flashier stipple or mezzotint styles. (28 words)
Examples of efficient ways of combo-ing with her toolkit involve multi-directional attacks (Moondance, Flow: Sacred Dance), vertical slices (Cymbidium), and mobile reaches (Three Point Stipple, Spring Breeze, Blooming Nether Flower, Bridled Despair). (34 words)
Examples of efficient ways of combo-ing with her toolkit involve multi-directional attacks (Moondance, Flow: Sacred Dance), vertical slices (Cymbidium), and mobile reaches (Three Point Stipple, Spring Breeze, Blooming Nether Flower, Bridled Despair). (34 words)
This aside, Basire's style of line-engraving was of a kind held at the time to be old-fashioned compared to the flashier stipple or mezzotint styles. (28 words)
Example sentences (2)
Examples of efficient ways of combo-ing with her toolkit involve multi-directional attacks (Moondance, Flow: Sacred Dance), vertical slices (Cymbidium), and mobile reaches (Three Point Stipple, Spring Breeze, Blooming Nether Flower, Bridled Despair).
This aside, Basire's style of line-engraving was of a kind held at the time to be old-fashioned compared to the flashier stipple or mezzotint styles.