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Pronunciation / Transliteration: ee-beureosying
"잡지 표지 모델 사진에 과도한 에어브러싱이 적용되었습니다."
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2 senses- 1
The technique of painting or retouching photographs using an airbrush; by extension, digital alteration of an image to remove flaws or enhance appearance.
"The fashion magazine faced criticism for the excessive airbrushing of its cover models." - 2
The practice of altering history, records, or photographs to remove unwanted people or elements.
"Political airbrushing of historical photographs was common during the Soviet era."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from 'air brush', a pneumatic device invented in the late 19th century (circa 1879) for applying paint via compressed air. The gerund form evolved through the mid-to-late 20th century, initially referring to fine art and photographic retouching techniques, and later expanding in the digital era to describe the heavy digital alteration or beautification of images.
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retouche
Transliteration: ʁə.tuʃ
"La retouche excessive des photographies publicitaires est de plus en plus critiquée."
Retusche
Transliteration: ʁeˈtuʃə
"Durch geschickte Retusche wurden alle Unreinheiten auf der Haut entfernt."
ritocco
Transliteration: riˈtok.ko
"Il ritocco digitale ha trasformato completamente l'aspetto della modella."
retoque
Transliteration: reˈto.ke
"El uso excesivo de retoque fotográfico genera estándares de belleza irreales."
retoque
Transliteration: ʁeˈto.ki
"A fotografia passou por um processo digital de retoque antes de ser publicada."
फोटो संtavarण
Transliteration: foto sanshdhan
Script: फोटो संशोधन
"विज्ञापन की तस्वीरों में एयरब्रशिंग का बहुत अधिक उपयोग किया जाता है।"
喷枪修饰
Transliteration: pēnqiāng xiūshì
"这张照片经过了过度的喷枪修饰，看起来很不自然。"
에어브러싱
Transliteration: ee-beureosying
"잡지 표지 모델 사진에 과도한 에어브러싱이 적용되었습니다."
エアブラシ加工
Transliteration: eaburashi kakou
"そのモデルの写真は高度なエアブラシ加工が施されている。"
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