Oil pastel (also called wax oil crayon) is a painting and drawing medium with characteristics similar to pastels and wax crayons. Unlike soft or French pastel sticks, which are made with a gum or methyl cellulose binder, oil pastels consist of pigment mixed with a non-drying oil and wax binder.e thought that it had been geared too much towards uncritical absorption of information by imitation and wanted to promote a less restraining system, a vision he expounded in his book Theory of self-expression which described the Jiyu-ga method, learning without a teacher.
sympathy. n, pl-thies. 1. the sharing of another's emotions, esp of sorrow or anguish; pity; compassion. 2. an affinity or harmony, usually of feelings or interests, between persons or things: to be in sympathy with someone.3. mutual affection or understanding arising from such a relationship; congeniality., pl-thies. 1. the sharing of another's emotions, esp of sorrow or anguish; pity; compassion. 2. an affinity or harmony, usually of feelings or interests, between persons or things: to be in sympathy with someone. 3. mutual affection or understanding arising from such a relationship; congeniality.
Dictionary entry details. â¢ OPHTHALMOLOGY (noun) Meaning: The branch of medicine concerned with the eye and its diseases. Classified under: Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents. Hypernyms (ophthalmology is a kind of...): medical specialty; medicine (the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques) Domain member category: ametropia ((ophthalmology) faulty refraction of light rays in the eye as in astigmatism or myopia) emmetropia ((ophthalmology) the normal refractive condition of the eye in which there is clear focus of light on the retina) myopia; nearsightedness; shortsightedness ((ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred)