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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

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