Saturday, September 25, 2010

ambrosial

ambrosial
divine, fit for the gods

Friday, September 24, 2010

grapheme

grapheme
a basic unit of a written language; letters, numerals, characters or glyphs are all examples of grapheme

Thursday, September 23, 2010

antipodal

antipodal
two places that are on the exact opposite side of something, like a sphere.
e.g., the North and South poles are antipodes

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

simulacrum

simulacrum
an unreal or vague resemblance

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

bokeh

bokeh
the photographic technique of having an area of a picture blurry or hazy for artistic and aesthetic effect

Monday, September 20, 2010

frugal

frugal
the quality of being careful or thrifty with money or other resources

Sunday, September 19, 2010

moiré

moiré
a pattern created by the overlaying of two line patterns or grids at different angles.