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kauruku

1. (transitive verb) colour in.

kauruku

1. (verb) to add shading.

Me kauruku tētahi taha o tō pikitia o te pōro kia kitea ai tōna āhua porotaka. / One side of your picture of the ball should be shaded so that its round form can be seen.

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2. (modifier) shaded.

Ko te wāhi kauruku uriuri o te porohita e tohu ana i te ōrau i kī mai e ako tonu mai i te reo (PK 2008:241). / The darkly shaded part of the circle indicates the percentage who say that they are still learning the language.

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Synonyms: pāruru, taumarumaru, taumaru, maru, tūmaru, marumaru


3. (noun) shading.

Ko tā te kauruku, he whakaatu i te ātārangi i tētahi pikitia, ā, mā reira e mōhiotia ai te aronga o te aho, ā, e whai hōhonutanga anō ai te pikitia (RTA 2014:100). / The purpose of the shading is to show the shadow in a picture and with that it is known what the direction of the light is, and it also provides depth to the picture.

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Synonyms: whakamarumaru

kauruku tongitongi

1. (noun) stipple, stippling.

Mēnā e tino pipiri ana ngā tongi o te kauruku tongitongi, he pōuriuri te kauruku (RTA 2014:101). / If the dots of the stippling are very close together the shading is dark.

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kauruku whakahāngai

1. (noun) cross-hatching.

He kitakita te kauruku whakahāngai i te tauira nei (RTA 2014:101). / The cross-hatching is intense in this example.

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kauruku whakarārangi

1. (noun) hatching.

Ko te kauruku whakarārangi tētahi tikanga mō te kauruku. Arā, ka tāngia ētahi rārangi maha, taha ki te taha. Mēnā e tino pipiri ana ngā rārangi, kātahi nā te kitakita o te kauruku. Mēna he āhua wehewehe ngā rārangi, he tea ake te kauruku (RTA 2014:101). / Hatching is a method of shading. It is when many lines are drawn side by side. If the lines are very close together, then the shading is intense, but if they are quite wide apart, the shading is pale.

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