Thursday 4 October 2012

Words can mean different things...

To follow my previous post about "definitions and perspective", I've written a glossary of words and their definitions to remind me of what these words ACTUALLY mean by definition (literally, using http://dictionary.reference.com/). Refer back here for Proposal and Dissertation!!

Race -


1.
a group of persons related by common descent or heredity.
2.
a population so related.
3.
Anthropology .
a.
any of the traditional divisions of humankind, thecommonest being the caucasianMongoloid, and Negro,characterized by supposedly distinctive and universalphysical characteristics: no longer in technical use.
b.
an arbitrary classification of modern humans, sometimes,especially formerly, based on any or a combination ofvarious physical characteristics, as skin color, facial form,or eye shape, and now frequently based on such geneticmarkers as blood groups.
c.
a human population partially isolated reproductively fromother populations, whose members share a greater degreeof physical and genetic similarity with one another thanwith other humans.
4.
a group of tribes or peoples forming an ethnic stock: the Slavicrace.
5.
any people united by common history, languagecultural traits,etc.: the Dutch race. 

Inter-racial - of, involving, or for members of different races: interracial amity.


Species - a class of individuals having some common characteristics orqualities; distinct sort or kind.
Culture - 


1.
the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern forwhat is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarlypursuits, etc.
2.
that which is excellent in the arts, manners, etc.
3.
a particular form or stage of civilizationas that of a certainnation or period: Greek culture.
4.
development or improvement of the mind by education ortraining.
5.
the behaviors and beliefs characteristic of a particular social,ethnic, or age group: the youth culture; the drug culture.

Religion - 


1.
a set of beliefs concerning the cause, natureand purpose ofthe universe, especially when considered as the creation of asuperhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional andritual observances, and often containing a moral code governingthe conduct of human affairs.
2.
a specific fundamental set of beliefs and practices generally agreed upon by a number of persons or sects: the Christian religion; the Buddhist religion.

Cult - a particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies.
Government - the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies,and states; direction of the affairs of a state, communityetc.;political administration: Government is necessary to the existence of civilized society.
Community - a social group of any size whose members reside in a specific locality, share government, and often have a common cultural and historical heritage.
Interaction - a mutual or reciprocal action or influence
Communication - the imparting or interchange of thoughts, opinions, orinformation by speech, writing, or signs.
Relationship - a connection, association, or involvement.
Fantasy - imagination unrestricted by reality
Fashion - a prevailing custom or style of dress, etiquette, socializing, etc.:the latest fashion in dresses.
Illustration - a comparison or an example intended for explanation orcorroboration.
Visual - of or pertaining to seeing or sight: a visual image.
Advertisement - a public notice, especially in print.

From wikipedia, as the term "Concept Art" does not have a dictionary definition:


Concept Art - is a form of illustration where the main goal is to convey a visual representation of a design, idea, and/or mood for use in films,video gamesanimation, or comic books before it is put into the final product. Concept art is also referred to as visual development and/or concept design. This term can also be applied to retail design, set design, fashion design and architectural design.

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