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splat

/splæt/
Meanings
  • noun

    An irregularly shaped mass of liquid or other matter that is splashed or spread in a sudden and often violent way.

    - "The paint splattered on the canvas in all directions."
    - "The pudding splat on my face was a sign of my enjoyment."
    - "The tomato splat on the wall was a reminder of the careless cook."
Pronunciation
  1. /splæt/



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  2. /splæt/



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Rhymes
Words rhyming with splat
pat , chat , mat , flat , clat , fat
Homophones
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  1. splat (Scottish) : A flat, broad, shallow pan or dish.

Variants
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splat , splats
Etymology
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From Middle English splaten, splat, splot, probably from Old Norse splotta, splot, splatter.

Trivia
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  1. The largest recorded splat was created by the US Navy in 1944 when they dropped a 2,000-pound bomb on a Japanese ship, causing a splash that was 470 feet wide and 1,330 feet long.

  2. The term splat is also used in computer graphics to describe a pixel or group of pixels that are changed to a different color or value in an image.

Related Concepts
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  1. Splash: Related concept, refers to the act of spreading a liquid or other matter in a sudden and often violent way, similar to splat.

  2. Splatter: Related concept, refers to the act or result of splashing or spreading a liquid or other matter in a sudden and often violent way, similar to splat.

Culture
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In art, splat is a technique used to create abstract expressionist paintings. In literature, splat is used metaphorically to describe a sudden and violent event or discovery. In music, splat is a term used in jazz to describe a cymbal crash.

How to Memorize "splat"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a paintbrush dipping into a bucket of paint and then being flicked, causing a splat of paint to fly off and land on a canvas.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word splat with the sound of a paintbrush hitting a canvas or the feeling of a tomato being squished in your hand.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the mnemonic 'Splat: Sudden Painting Like an Artist' to remember the definition of splat.

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