Gamut vs. Gambit

Gamutnoun

A (normally) complete range.

Gamutnoun

(music) All the notes in the musical scale.

Gamutnoun

All the colours available to a device such as a monitor or printer.

Gamutnoun

The scale.

Gamutnoun

a complete extent or range:

Gamutnoun

the entire scale of musical notes

Gamutnoun

the complete range or scope of something

Gamutnoun

a complete scale of musical notes; the range of a voice or instrument

Gamutnoun

a scale consisting of seven overlapping hexachords, containing all the recognized notes used in medieval music, covering almost three octaves from bass G to treble E.

Gamutnoun

the lowest note in the gamut scale.

Gamut

In color reproduction, including computer graphics and photography, the gamut, or color gamut , is a certain complete subset of colors. The most common usage refers to the subset of colors which can be accurately represented in a given circumstance, such as within a given color space or by a certain output device.

Gambitnoun

(chess) An opening in chess, in which a minor piece or a pawn is sacrificed to gain an advantage.

Gambitnoun

Any ploy or stratagem.

Gambitnoun

A remark intended to open a conversation.

Gambitverb

To sacrifice (a pawn or minor piece) to gain an advantage.

Gambitnoun

A mode of opening the game, in which a pawn is sacrificed to gain an attacking position.

Gambitnoun

an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker

Gambitnoun

a maneuver in a game or conversation

Gambitnoun

a chess move early in the game in which the player sacrifices minor pieces in order to obtain an advantageous position

Gambit

A gambit (from ancient Italian gambetto, meaning ) is a chess opening in which a player sacrifices material with the aim of achieving a subsequent positional advantage. The word is also sometimes used to describe similar tactics used by politicians or business people in a struggle with rivals in their respective fields, for example .