figure-ground relationship

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[fig′(y)ər]

Etymology: L, figura, form; AS, grund + L, relatus, carry back

a perceptual field that is divided into a figure, which is the object of focus, and a diffuse background. See also ground.

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No references found			The games require visual perception, eye-hand coordination, figure-ground relationships and sequenced movement, so it's a huge treatment tool from an occupational therapy perspective," said Herz. Wii could be the new rehab for Parkinson's patients by Asian News International Channeling tactics of Lucio Fontana and Photoshop, the artist improves an aggressively scumbled composition by upending its center and giving it a hard-edged figure-ground relationship. Molly Zuckerman-Hartung: Julius Caesar by Grabner, Michelle / Artforum International The light-colored abrasive dust settling into the recessed nooks and crannies of a seal during drilling would have established a helpful figure-ground relationship. Epics in miniature by Gibson, Eric / New Criterion			Fifth Plague of Egypt fifth vital sign fig fig wart Figge's model figging Fight Bite fight-or-flight fight-or-flight reaction fight-or-flight response fighting Fighting bull FIGLU FIGO FIGO staging system figure Figure 8 Distribution figure and ground Figure Eight Appearance Figure Eight Distribution figure eight suture Figure Three Sign figure-eight bandage figure-eight suture figure-four test figure-ground relationship figure-of-8 bandage figwort figworts fila fila- filaceous filaggrin filament filamentous filamentous bacilli, morphologic form of filamentum filar filaria Filarial filariasis filaricide filarid filariform Filarinema Filarioidea Filaroides Filatov flap file File Cutter's Disease File Drawer Problem			Figure skaiting figure skate figure skater figure skater Figure skaters Figure skaters Figure Skaters for Christ Figure skates figure skating figure skating figure skating Figure skating spins Figure stone Figure stone Figure That Stuff Out Figure The Odds Figure Three Sign figure up figure up Figure weaving figure work figure-conscious figure-eight bandage figure-eight suture figure-eight suture (3) figure-eight suture (3) figure-eight suture (3) figure-four test Figure-ground figure-ground phenomenon figure-ground relationship figure-hugging figure-of-8 bandage figure-of-8 bandage figure-of-8 bandage Figure-of-eight figure-of-eight bandage figure-of-eight bandage figure-of-eight bandage Figure-of-eight knot figure-of-eight suture figure-of-eight suture figure-of-eight suture figure-skate Figure-skater Figure-skater Figure-skating Figure-skating figure-work Figure/ground figured figured figured figured figured figured figured bass figured bass figured basses figured basses figured glass

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