vignette

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A running ornament consisting of leaves and tendrils, used in Gothic architecture.
2. isim A decorative design, originally representing vine branches or tendrils, at the head of a chapter, of a manuscript or printed book, or in a similar position.

   “The centrality of this particular trope can been seen in the vignette adorning the opening page of Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d'Alembert's Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonnée des sciences, des arts et des métiers (1751–1752).”

3. isim Any small borderless picture in a book, especially an engraving, photograph, or the like, which vanishes gradually at the edge.
4. isim A short story or anecdote that presents a scene or tableau, or paints a picture.

   “A particular classroom incident, and the vignette I used to portray it, had a significant impact on the interpretative framework for my research into scientific literacy.”

5. isim The central pictorial image on a postage stamp.

   “At the top of the stamp and centered slightly to the right is the wording, “U. S. Postage,” in white Gothic. Below the vignette are the words, “Little White House,” in quotations, with “Warm Springs,” centered directly below in dark Gothic, […]”

6. isim The characteristic of a camera lens, either by deficiency in design or by mismatch of the lens with the film format, that produces an image smaller than the film's frame with a crudely focused border. Photographers may deliberately choose this characteristic for a special effect.
7. isim Any effect in a photographic picture where qualities vanish towards the edges.

   “Liz Brent, broker at Go Brent in Maryland and Washington, DC, said she’s spent the past few months changing how she presents properties by emphasizing photographs, 3-D tours, and video vignettes for homes online.”

8. isim A hardware deficiency (even occurring in most expensive models) of a computer display wherein the picture slants towards a colour or brightness towards the edges especially if viewed from an angle.
9. isim A small sticker affixed to a vehicle windscreen to indicate that tolls have been paid.

   “In order to drive on Bulgarian roads outside Sofia you'll need to purchase a vignette which must be displayed in the windscreen.”

10. fiil To make, as an engraving or a photograph, with a border or edge gradually fading away.

    “Long minutes afterwards the sun disclosed itself, high above the earth's rim, over a vignetted bank of edgeless mist.”