décollage

See also: decollage

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French décollage, influenced by de- + collage. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Noun

décollage (countable and uncountable, plural décollages)

  1. (art, uncountable) The opposite of collage: the process of cutting, tearing, etc. an original image to produce a new work.
  2. (art, countable) A work in this style.

Anagrams

French

Etymology

From décoller + -age.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de.kɔ.laʒ/

Noun

décollage m (plural décollages)

  1. takeoff, lift-off (e.g. of an aircraft from a surface into the air)

Antonyms

Descendants

  • Brazilian Portuguese: decolagem
  • English: décollage

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