poin·til·lism /ˈpwæn(n)tiˌjɪzəm, ˈpɔɪntḷˌɪzəm/
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 Ne·o·im·pres·sion·ism n. Painting A theory or practice which is a further development, on more rigorously scientific lines, of the theory and practice of Impressionism, originated by George Seurat (1859-91), and carried on by Paul Signac (1863- -) and others.  Its method is marked by the laying of pure primary colors in minute dots upon a white ground, any given line being produced by a variation in the proportionate quantity of the primary colors employed.  This method is also known as Pointillism">Pointillism (stippling).

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 pointillism
      n : a school of painters who used a technique of painting with
          tiny dots of pure colors that would blend in the viewer's
          eye; developed by Georges Seurat and his followers late
          in 19th century France