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PRONUNCIATION OF COLOUR-CODE

colour-code  [ˈkʌləˌkəʊd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COLOUR-CODE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Colour-Code is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb colour-code in English.

WHAT DOES COLOUR-CODE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of colour-code in the English dictionary

The definition of colour-code in the dictionary is to identify with a system of easily distinguishable colours, as for the identification of electrical wires or resistors.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO COLOUR-CODE

PRESENT

Present
I colour-code
you colour-code
he/she/it colour-codes
we colour-code
you colour-code
they colour-code
Present continuous
I am colour-coding
you are colour-coding
he/she/it is colour-coding
we are colour-coding
you are colour-coding
they are colour-coding
Present perfect
I have colour-coded
you have colour-coded
he/she/it has colour-coded
we have colour-coded
you have colour-coded
they have colour-coded
Present perfect continuous
I have been colour-coding
you have been colour-coding
he/she/it has been colour-coding
we have been colour-coding
you have been colour-coding
they have been colour-coding
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I colour-coded
you colour-coded
he/she/it colour-coded
we colour-coded
you colour-coded
they colour-coded
Past continuous
I was colour-coding
you were colour-coding
he/she/it was colour-coding
we were colour-coding
you were colour-coding
they were colour-coding
Past perfect
I had colour-coded
you had colour-coded
he/she/it had colour-coded
we had colour-coded
you had colour-coded
they had colour-coded
Past perfect continuous
I had been colour-coding
you had been colour-coding
he/she/it had been colour-coding
we had been colour-coding
you had been colour-coding
they had been colour-coding
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will colour-code
you will colour-code
he/she/it will colour-code
we will colour-code
you will colour-code
they will colour-code
Future continuous
I will be colour-coding
you will be colour-coding
he/she/it will be colour-coding
we will be colour-coding
you will be colour-coding
they will be colour-coding
Future perfect
I will have colour-coded
you will have colour-coded
he/she/it will have colour-coded
we will have colour-coded
you will have colour-coded
they will have colour-coded
Future perfect continuous
I will have been colour-coding
you will have been colour-coding
he/she/it will have been colour-coding
we will have been colour-coding
you will have been colour-coding
they will have been colour-coding
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would colour-code
you would colour-code
he/she/it would colour-code
we would colour-code
you would colour-code
they would colour-code
Conditional continuous
I would be colour-coding
you would be colour-coding
he/she/it would be colour-coding
we would be colour-coding
you would be colour-coding
they would be colour-coding
Conditional perfect
I would have colour-code
you would have colour-code
he/she/it would have colour-code
we would have colour-code
you would have colour-code
they would have colour-code
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been colour-coding
you would have been colour-coding
he/she/it would have been colour-coding
we would have been colour-coding
you would have been colour-coding
they would have been colour-coding
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you colour-code
we let´s colour-code
you colour-code
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to colour-code
Past participle
colour-coded
Present Participle
colour-coding
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COLOUR-CODE


code
kəʊd
decode
diːˈkəʊd
encode
ɪnˈkəʊd
geocode
ˈdʒiːəʊˌkəʊd
Kozhikode
ˌkəʊʒɪˈkəʊd
macrocode
ˈmækrəʊˌkəʊd
microcode
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌkəʊd
miscode
ˌmɪsˈkəʊd
opcode
ˈɒpˌkəʊd
ostracode
ˈɒstrəˌkəʊd
postcode
ˈpəʊstˌkəʊd
precode
priːˈkəʊd
pseudocode
ˈsjuːdəʊˌkəʊd
recode
riːˈkəʊd
sarcode
ˈsɑːkəʊd
subcode
ˈsʌbˌkəʊd
transcode
trænzˈkəʊd
Unicode
ˈjuːnɪˌkəʊd
zincode
ˈzɪŋkəʊd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COLOUR-CODE

colour scheme
colour separation
colour separation overlay
colour sergeant
colour slide
colour subcarrier
colour supplement
colour television
colour temperature
colour-blind
colour-reversal
colourability
colourable
colourableness
colourably
colourant
colouration
coloured
colourer
colourfast

WORDS THAT END LIKE COLOUR-CODE

access code
area code
bar code
binary code
character code
colour code
country code
criminal code
dress code
ethical code
genetic code
Morse code
national code
penal code
postal code
source code
STD code
stock code
tax code
zip code

Synonyms and antonyms of colour-code in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «colour-code» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COLOUR-CODE

Find out the translation of colour-code to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of colour-code from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «colour-code» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

颜色代码
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

código de color
570 millions of speakers

English

colour-code
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रंग कोड
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لون رمز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

цвет - код
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

código de cores
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রঙ-কোড
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

code couleur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kod warna
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Farbcode
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カラーコード
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

색상 코드
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Werna-kode
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mã màu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வண்ணக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रंग-कोड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

renklerle kodlamak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

codice colore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Kod koloru
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

колір - код
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

culoare - cod
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χρώμα - code
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kleur - kode
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

färg - kod
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fargekode
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of colour-code

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COLOUR-CODE»

The term «colour-code» is regularly used and occupies the 87.307 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COLOUR-CODE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «colour-code» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «colour-code» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about colour-code

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COLOUR-CODE»

Discover the use of colour-code in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to colour-code and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Colour Code: The Red Ray
They experience many challenges including the terrifying Witch Doctor, exhilarating buffalo hunts and unusual initiations. This is a tough and sometimes dangerous assignment - and not only for themselves.
Pamela Blake-Wilson, 2009
2
Porsche 964, 993 & 996 Data Plate Code Breaker: Discover ...
Note: Interior colour code changes in the same colour range usually indicate a change of product supplier, factory, or a new manufacturing process. This may also result in a slight change in the colour; i.e. Metropol blue from model year 1998 ...
Adrian Streather, 2008
3
OSV Code: Code of Safe Practice for the Carriage of Cargoes ...
Code of Safe Practice for the Carriage of Cargoes and Persons by Offshore Supply Vessels : Resolution A.863(20). Appendix 2 Colour code for hoses transferring bulk substances To avoid misunderstanding about the hoses to be used for ...
‎2000
4
Basic Electronics 2 Vols. Set
(c) 470 KQ = 470 x 103Q = 47 x 104Q The colour code for 4 = Yellow The colour code for 7 = Violet The colour code for 4 = Yellow The colour code for 20% tolerance = No colour So, the colour code of the resistor is Yellow, Violet, Yellow.
Sadasiva Biswal, 2001
5
European Trademark Law: Community Trademark Law and ...
Finally, the practical consequence of the requirements specified by the ECJ is that an international colour code is always used for colour marks, given that the ECJ is of the opinion that filing a colour sample does not satisfy the requirements it ...
Tobias Cohen Jehoram, Constantinus Johan Jozef Clemens van Nispen, Tony Huydecoper, 2010
6
Railway Track Engineering
Table 2.4 Common lengthwise colour code 1. No paint on gauge/non-gauge face indicates 'B' rails 2. Yellow paint on each end face on web region indicates 13 m, 26 m, 130 m, and 260 m length. 3. Blue paint on each end face on web region ...
J. S. Mundrey, 2010
7
Newman's Birds by Colour
The next section includes many birds that are water-associated (colour code: red) , that is to say they feed on the shorelines or close to water. Some of the species in this section, which includes shorebirds (sometimes called 'waders'), are very ...
Kenneth Newman, 2000
8
Laxton's Building Price Book 2002: Major and Small Works
... Code 3, 1.32mm thick, 14.97 kg/m2, colour code green Code 4, 1.80mm thick, 20.41 kg/m2, colour code blue Code 5, 2.24mm thick, 25.40 kg/m2, colour code red Code 6, 2.65mm thick, 30.05 kg/m2, colour code black Code 7, 3.15mm thick,  ...
V B Johnson, 2001
9
Elect & Electronic Measurement & Instrument
R. K. Rajput. Fig. 2.19. Padders 1 6 2 5 3 4 Temp. Multiplier coefficient Digits Tolerance Colour code chart S.No. Colour. Fig. 2.22. Colour code mica. Fig. 2.23. Colour code with leads (Tubular). The characteristic features. Colour code of ...
R. K. Rajput, 2009
10
Objective Electrical Technology
Colour code for carbon resistors: Since a carbon resistor is physically quite small, it is more convenient to Fig. 1.10 A B C D use a colour code indicating the resistance value than to imprint the numerical value on the case. In this scheme, there ...
V. K. Mehta, Rohit Mehta (writer on Electrical Engineering.), 2008

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COLOUR-CODE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term colour-code is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Exotic trees to add colour to city's roads
The aim is to give a unique 'colour-code' to city streets by planting flower bearing trees of different colours along roadsides. Many of these ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
2
Swedish women's sex habits: riskier than ever
... at risk of pregnancy with a simple colour-code system, red means a women is at risk of pregnancy and green days are proven to be 99.9 safe. «The Local.se, Jun 15»
3
Exotic foliage to 'colour code' city's arterial streets
Exotic tree varieties bearing flowers of different colours when planted along the roadside will give a unique colour-code to the streets in ... «Times of India, May 15»
4
MFs: riskometer to replace colour code
From July, mutual fund schemes will no longer use the three colour-coded risk indicators to tell investors how risky the scheme is. Instead ... «Hindu Business Line, Apr 15»
5
Sebi may tweak colour code for mutual funds
Introduced in July last year as an investor safety measure, Sebi had directed MF houses to colour-code their schemes, depending on their level ... «Business Standard, Oct 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Colour-Code [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/colour-code-1>. Apr 2024 ».
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