balayage

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French balayage.

Noun

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balayage (countable and uncountable, plural balayages)

  1. (cosmetics) A hair colouring technique in which colour is applied by hand.
  2. (mathematics) A method for reconstructing a harmonic function.

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Further reading

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French

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Etymology

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From balayer +‎ -age.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ba.lɛ.jaʒ/ ~ /ba.le.jaʒ/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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balayage m (plural balayages)

  1. sweeping, sweep
  2. (radar) scanning, scan

Descendants

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  • English: balayage
  • German: Balayage
  • Polish: balejaż, balayage

Further reading

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Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from French balayage.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /baˈlɛ.jaʂ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛjaʂ
  • Syllabification: ba‧la‧yage

Noun

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balayage m inan

  1. (cosmetics) Alternative spelling of balejaż

Declension

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Further reading

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  • balayage in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • balayage in Polish dictionaries at PWN