counterchanges >> /ˈkaʊntətʃeɪn(d)ʒ/
Definition: [verb] Chequer with contrasting colours.
Example: a sudden splendour counterchanged the level lake with diamond-plots of dark and bright
Definition: [noun] Change that is equivalent in degree but opposite in effect to a previous change.
Example: to all change there must be counterchange
Definition: [noun] Patterning in which a dark motif on a light ground alternates with the same motif light on a dark ground.
Example: Patterns and Symmetry results from enquiry into the geometrical characteristics of regular-repeating patterns, and presents a selection of counterchange and other effects in a printed textile format.