C O N S I D E R
Two forms remain separate from each other although they may be very close together.
Spatial effect: Both forms may appear equidistant from the eye, or one closer, one farther away.
[Wong, Wucius. Principals of Two-Dimensional Design. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1972.]
R E F E R E N C E S
Detachment vt [F détacher, fr. OF destachier, fr. des- de- + -tachier (as in attachier to attach)] [1686] 1: standing by itself: separate, Unconnected; esp: not sharing a wall with another building [a __ house] 2: exhibiting an aloof objectivity usu. free from prejudice or self-interest [a __ observer]
-syn see Indifferent
Detachment n [1669] 1: the action or process of detaching: Separation 2a: the dispatch of a body of troops or part of a fleet from the main body for a special mission or service b: the part so dispatached c: a permanently organized separate unit usu. smaller than a platoon and of special composition 3a: indifference to worldly concerns: Aloofness b: freedom from bias or prejudice
[Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 10th Edition. Springfield, MA, USA: Merriam-Webster, Inc. 1995.]
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