Defn: A theory or practice which is a further development, on more rigorously scientific lines, of the theory and practice of Impressionism, originated by George Seurat (1859-91), and carried on by Paul Signac (1863- -) and others. Its method is marked by the laying of pure primary colors in minute dots upon a white ground, any given line being produced by a variation in the proportionate quantity of the primary colors employed. This method is also known as Pointillism (stippling).
NEO-KANTIAN
Neo-Kantian, n.
Defn: An adherent of Neo-Kantianism.
NEO-KANTIAN
Ne`o-Kant"i*an, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to Neo-Kantianism.
NEO-KANTIANISM
Ne`o-Kant"i*an*ism, n.
Defn: The philosophy of modern thinkers who follow Kant in his general theory of knowledge, esp. of a group of German philosophers including F. A. Lange, H. Cohen, Paul Natorp, and others.
NEO-LAMARCKISM
Ne`o-La*marck"ism, n. (Biol.)
Defn: Lamarckism as revived, modified, and expounded by recent biologists, esp. as maintaining that the offspring inherits characters acquired by the parent from change of environment, use or disuse of parts, etc.; — opposed of Neo-Darwinism (which see, above). — Ne`o-La*marck"i*an, a. & n.
NEO-LATIN
Ne`o-Lat"in, a. Etym: [Neo- + Latin.]