dark shape

collocation in English

meaningsofdarkandshape

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dark
adjective
uk
/dɑːk/us
/dɑːrk/
with little or ...
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shape
noun
uk
/ʃeɪp/us
/ʃeɪp/
the particular physical form or appearance ...
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(Definition ofdarkandshapefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdark shape

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For example, in order to identify adarkshapein a light background in a two-dimensional image a so-called snake contour is evolved so that it wraps around the shape.
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The most populardarkshapeshifter souls are humans who turn into werewolves, rather than wolves.
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This provides counter-illumination camouflage, preventing the animal from appearing as adarkshapewhen seen from below.
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That night, he saw adarkshapemoving near his camp.
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After overcoming several of them, he is blinded by a flash of light and adarkshapedescends upon him, knocking him unconscious.
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The video shows a large,darkshapeabout 12 feet long just below the surface.
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Some witnesses said they could see adarkshapebehind the light.
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Thedarkshape, however, quickly disappeared from sight in the thick haze and the ships own smoke.
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The latter has light-producing organs (photophores) scattered all over its underside; these create a sparkling glow that prevents the animal from appearing as adarkshapewhen seen from below.
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These have light-producing organs (photophores) scattered all over their undersides, creating a sparkling glow that prevents the animal from appearing as adarkshapewhen seen from below.
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Dark shapes huddle on her porch coyotes from the nearby forest.
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The planes therefore appeared as bright as the sky, rather than as dark shapes.
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In 2011, a cell phone video captured two dark shapes in the water.
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