tachism
noun
tach·ism ˈta-ˌshi-zəm 
often capitalized
: action painting
tachist
ˈta-shist
adjective or noun or less commonly tachiste
often capitalized ta-ˈshēst
Word History
Etymology
French tachisme, from tache stain, spot, blob, from Old French teche, tache, of Germanic origin; akin to Old Saxon tēkan sign, Old High German zeihhan — more at token entry 1
First Known Use
1955, in the meaning defined above
- nonresisting
- nonresonant
- nonrespondent
- nonrespondents
- nonresponder
- nonresponders
- nonresponse
- nonresponses
- nonresponsive
- nonrestraint
- nonrestraints
- nonrestricted
- nonrestrictive
- nonrestrictive clause
- nonrestrictive clothing
- nonretractable
- nonretractile
- nonretroactive
- nonreturn valve
- nonreturnable
- nonreturnables
- nonreusable
- nonreusables
- nonrevenue
- nonreversible