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shading

[ shey-ding ]
/ ˈʃeɪ dɪŋ /
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noun
a slight variation or difference of color, character, etc.
the act of a person or thing that shades.
the representation of the different values of color or light and dark in a painting or drawing.
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Origin of shading

First recorded in 1605–15; shade + -ing1
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British Dictionary definitions for shading

shading
/ (ˈʃeɪdɪŋ) /

noun
the graded areas of tone, lines, dots, etc, indicating light and dark in a painting or drawing
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