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Word

muller

US/ˈməɫɝ/

UK/mˈʌlɐ/

Definition

n. a heavy tool with a flat bottom used to grind materials into a fine powder. You use it most often when mixing your own paints or inks.

n. a heavy, flat-bottomed instrument, typically made of glass or stone, used for grinding pigments into a medium. Refers to the physical tool used in manual pigment preparation.

Examples

“The artist used a glass muller to mix the blue pigment.”

“To achieve the smoothest texture for her oil paints, she spent hours using a stone muller on a glass slab.”

“Traditional pigment preparation requires a heavy muller and a ground-glass plate to ensure the particles are evenly dispersed within the linseed oil medium.”

Examples

simple

“The artist used a glass muller to mix the blue pigment.”

contextual

“To achieve the smoothest texture for her oil paints, she spent hours using a stone muller on a glass slab.”

complex

“Traditional pigment preparation requires a heavy muller and a ground-glass plate to ensure the particles are evenly dispersed within the linseed oil medium.”

Usage

Commonly used in the context of fine arts and traditional paint-making.

Domains

ArtSports

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