Palette

Quick meaning: Palette is a noun meaning (painting) A thin board on which a painter lays and mixes colours.

Meaning

(painting) A thin board on which a painter lays and mixes colours.

More Meanings

1. A set of colours available to be used (or mixed).
2. The range of colors in a given work or item or body of work.
3. The range of tones or tone colors in a given musical composition or performance.
4. A set of makeup including a variety of colors, often packaged together in a tray.
5. (computing, graphical user interface) A visual selection of colours, tools, commands, etc.
6. A plate against which a person presses their chest to give force to a hand-operated drill.
7. (historical) A plate of armour covering the points of junction at the bend of the shoulders and elbows.

Example Sentences

She removed an eyeshadow palette from her bag.

Use your mouse to select the colour you want to use from the circular colour palette.

It would be extremely beneficial to have the right subassemblies with the parameters already set available on your tool palette.

The unified colour palette of reds, blues, and yellows used throughout the signage matches that of the institution’s logo and letterhead.

Word Forms

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Synonyms for palette

Depending on context, synonyms include pallet, pallette.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include pallette, pallet, range, shoulder, blade, array.

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