SINOPIA


Meaning of SINOPIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sə-ˈnō-pē-ə ]

noun

( plural -pi·as or si·no·pie -pē-ˌā)

Etymology: Italian, from Latin sinopis, from Greek sinōpis, from Sinōpē Sinop, ancient seaport in Asia Minor

Date: 1844

1. : a red to reddish-brown earth pigment used by the ancients that depends for its color on its content of red ferric oxide

2. : a preliminary drawing for a fresco done in sinopia

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.