Contrasting

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Contrast \Con*trast"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Contrasted}; p. pr.
     & vb. n. {Contrasting}.] [F. contraster, LL. contrastare to
     resist, withstand, fr. L. contra + stare to stand. See
     {Stand}.]
     To stand in opposition; to exhibit difference, unlikeness, or
     opposition of qualities.


     [1913 Webster]
  
           The joints which divide the sandstone contrast finely
           with the divisional planes which separate the basalt
           into pillars.                            --Lyell.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  contrasting
       adj : strikingly different; tending to contrast; "contrasting (or
             contrastive) colors" [syn: {contrastive}]