Definition of transaction for English Language Learners. : 1  a business deal : an occurrence in which goods, services, or money are passed from one person, account, etc., to another. : 2  the act or process of doing business with another person, company, etc. : the act or process of transacting business.
Encaustic painting, also known as hot wax painting, involves using heated beeswax to which colored pigments are added. The liquid or paste is then applied to a surfaceâusually prepared wood, though canvas and other materials are often used.ure, powdered pigments can be used, though some mixtures use oil paints or other forms of pigment. Metal tools and special brushes can be used to shape the paint before it cools, or heated metal tools can be used to manipulate the wax once it has cooled onto the surface.
caustic. 1  capable of burning, corroding, or destroying living tissue. 2  severely critical or sarcastic: a caustic remark. 3  a caustic substance. 4  Optics. caustic curve.