watermark
part of speech
noun (a watermark, watermarks); verb (watermark, watermarks, watermarked)
meaning for a pupil
1) A faint picture or pattern pressed into paper, which you can see when you hold it up to the light; banknotes have them to show they are real. tree →
2) A faint logo or word put over a digital picture or document to show who owns it. tree →
3) A mark showing how high water has reached, as in "high-water mark". tree →
4) (verb) To put a watermark on paper or a picture. tree →
sense in the lessons
In money and maths lessons on coins and notes, the watermark is one of the security features that help stop forged money. Online, a watermark on a photo shows it belongs to someone and should not be copied without permission. Phrases: "hold it up to the light to see the watermark", "high-water mark".
examples
- Hold the banknote up to the light and you will see the watermark. tree →
- The photo had the photographer's name as a watermark. tree →
- The school watermarked the test papers with its logo. tree →
- A real banknote has a watermark; a fake one may not. tree →
- The flood left a dirty watermark on the wall. tree →
- Don't copy pictures with watermarks; they belong to someone else. tree →
note
Countable. One word. "High-water mark" also means the best or highest point of something ("the high-water mark of her career"). Copying a watermarked picture without permission can break copyright rules.
Trees and pragmatics
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