crypsis n.— «Animals can remain concealed when their overall coloration (box 1) resembles or matches the natural background of their environment (Endler 1978). This phenomenon, also known as general color resemblance, includes crypsis (a...
Fartlek n.— «There is a recognised type of running training termed “Fartlek.” Literally translated it means speed play. This is where you have bursts of speed while you are running, with no set pattern, just as the whim to go...
colorway n. a color scheme in which a pattern or style (of fabric, apparel, furnishings, wallpaper, etc.) is available. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
cookie n. a screen, board, card, or cloth, cut with shapes or holes, used to throw a light pattern when shooting film or television; the light pattern thrown by such a device. Also cucoloris, cucolorus, cucaloris, kukaloris, kookaloris, cuke, coo...
cookie n.— «The effect he explains, though is what we would refer to as “modeling” the light, which involves taking it away in certain spots to create shadows and add mystery. one way to achieve this effect, and what I think...
smile n.— «The pattern of implied volatilities form a “smile” shape, which is called a volatility smile. Most derivatives markets exhibit persistent patterns of volatilities varying by strike…In practice, either the...