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Meaning of "colouration" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COLOURATION

colouration  [ˌkʌləˈreɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COLOURATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Colouration is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COLOURATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Coloration

Coloration may refer to: ▪ Color, the visual perceptual property corresponding in humans to the categories called red, green, blue and others, along with any variation, quality, or property thereof ▪ Color gradient, a range of position-dependent colors ▪ Animal coloration, topic of research regarding animals' adaptive appearance ▪ Camouflage, or cryptic coloration ▪ Coloration in linguistics, such as to "color vowels" in Laryngeal theory ▪ Vowel retroflex coloration in the Toda language...

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COLOURATION


acceleration
ækˌsɛləˈreɪʃən
collaboration
kəˌlæbəˈreɪʃən
configuration
kənˌfɪɡjʊˈreɪʃən
consideration
kənˌsɪdəˈreɪʃən
cooperation
kəʊˌɒpəˈreɪʃən
corporation
ˌkɔːpəˈreɪʃən
declaration
ˌdɛkləˈreɪʃən
decoration
ˌdɛkəˈreɪʃən
deliberation
dɪˌlɪbəˈreɪʃən
duration
djʊˈreɪʃən
expiration
ˌɛkspɪˈreɪʃən
exploration
ˌɛkspləˈreɪʃən
federation
ˌfɛdəˈreɪʃən
generation
ˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃən
incorporation
ɪnˌkɔːpəˈreɪʃən
inspiration
ˌɪnspɪˈreɪʃən
operation
ˌɒpəˈreɪʃən
preparation
ˌprɛpəˈreɪʃən
restoration
ˌrɛstəˈreɪʃən
separation
ˌsɛpəˈreɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COLOURATION

colour television
colour temperature
colour-blind
colour-code
colour-reversal
colourability
colourable
colourableness
colourably
colourant
coloured
colourer
colourfast
colourfastness
colourful
colourfully
colourfulness
colouring
colouring book
colourisation

WORDS THAT END LIKE COLOURATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
citation
combination
communication
confirmation
conversation
creation
destination
documentation
education
evaluation
excitation
formation
foundation
hesitation

Synonyms and antonyms of colouration in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «colouration» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COLOURATION

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

Translator English - Chinese

着色
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

coloración
570 millions of speakers

English

colouration
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रंगाई
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تلون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

окраска
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

coloração
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রঙকরণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

coloration
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Warna
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Färbung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

着色
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

착색
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Warna
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cách ve
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வண்ணம் தீட்டுதல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रंगांचे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

renklenme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

colorazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zabarwienie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

забарвлення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

colorare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χρωματισμός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kleur
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

coloration
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

colouration
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of colouration

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COLOURATION»

The term «colouration» is regularly used and occupies the 103.484 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COLOURATION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «colouration» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «colouration» 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 colouration

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COLOURATION»

Discover the use of colouration in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to colouration and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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London Medical Gazette: Or, Journal of Practical Medicine
Age. Sex. Pulse Treatment. ACTION OF REAGENTS. Litmus. Sesq. Chlor. Ferri. Chorea 8 F 72 Am. Cupri No colouration. Porrigo 7 F 72 Laxatives Blood red. Aneurism M 68 Acet. Plumb. Faint red. Eczema M Sulphur. Potass. Pretty deep red.
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Fundamentals And Practices In Colouration Of Textiles
This book discusses in detail the fundamentals and practices of dyeing and coloration of textiles.
J. N. Chakraborty, 2010
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TEXTBOOK OF ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR
This bounces light around, so that some of it makes it to surface of skin and rest of it is deflected back out producing white colouration. In some animals, two types of colouration are combined. Reptiles, amphibians, and fish with green ...
FATIK BARAN MANDAL, 2012
4
Geochemical Methods of Prospecting for Non-Metallic Minerals
7-irradiation makes it possible to detect high-grade optical crystals. Optical quartz is generally homogeneous and is characterized by a slightly smoky or citrine colouration without zonality, sectors, or spottiness, due to uniform distribution ...
Igor' L. Komov, A. N. Lukashev, A. V. Koplus, 1994
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Developments in Colorants for Plastics
Current trends in colouration are identified and discussed. Colour has always been an important factor in supporting the sales of plastic products and in the highly competitive retail markets of the 21st century it continues to play a critical role.
Ian Christensen, 2003
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Animal Contests
Oklahoma populations, more brightly coloured males from one population had higher agonistic scores and prevailed in staged contests over less brightly coloured, size-matched opponents, whereas colouration did not influence contest  ...
Ian C. W. Hardy, Mark Briffa, 2013
7
Wood Formation in Trees: Cell and Molecular Biology Techniques
Table 1 Possible problems and causes in visualising the GUS colouration, and potential solutions Problem Possible cause – and solution Little/no blue colouration Little/no blue colouration Little/no blue colouration Little/no blue colouration ...
Nigel J Chaffey, 2003
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Carotenoids, Vol. 4: Natural Functions
In most ecological studies, carotenoid colouration is estimated qualitatively (e.g. by categorizing individuals into 'brighter' and 'duller' groups), semi-quantitatively by colour chips, or quantitatively by digital analysis of photographs or by ...
George Britton, Synnove Liaaen-Jensen, Hanspeter Pfander, 2008
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Thin Films on Glass
Changes in transmittance or ab- sorptance and variations in the spectral refractive index and the extinction coefficient are generally analysed for different colouration states, and a spectral colouration efficiency can be found. Diffusion constants ...
Hans Bach, Dieter Krause, 2003
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Technological Innovations in Major World Oil Crops, Volume ...
Conversely, Fick (1976) suggested that two genes control the inheritance of yellow and lemon yellow colour. The ray flower colouration that is of nonred type is encountered in different variants, beginning from pale yellow and concluding with ...
S.K. Gupta, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COLOURATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term colouration is used in the context of the following news items.
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Scientists say martian GEMS may hold the key to proving life existed …
A University of Glasgow team has identified traces of the gem known on Earth as 'fire opal' for its brilliant orange, yellow and red colouration, ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
What is raw capture and do I need it on my phone?
At the same time, you'll notice that the colouration changes. The raw is closer to the actual scene in real life, but after processing in the phone, ... «Pocket-lint.com, Jul 15»
3
Headcount spots over 3300 giant squirrels in Maha
"This giant squirrel had white fur, but its eyes, nose and legs had the normal colouration. It is a result of a condition known as Leucism," said ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
4
Trio of new pomegranate varieties heads for South Africa
He added Purple Queen's size and 'fantastic' external colouration made it a 'very appealing piece of fruit' to consumers. The third variety ... «Fresh Fruit Portal, Jul 15»
5
Delicate art of 'balancing'
... cuttings was also alleged by some to be sinister Northern agenda, while the 53 suitcases scandal was also given a regional colouration. «Daily Trust, Jul 15»
6
PDP Will Regain Power In The Next Six Months If ... - Rep Member
The emergence of the Speaker was tight, because they even planned to introduce ethnic colouration but everybody stood and said Nigeria is one”, he said. «NAIJ.COM, Jul 15»
7
MAHONEY: Strumming a different tune for fun and profit
... cherry and spalted maple — the latter characterized by dark fingers of beautiful colouration shocking the primary grain of the wood. «Hamilton Spectator, Jul 15»
8
What is raw capture and do I need it on my smartphone?
At the same time, you'll notice that the colouration changes. The raw is closer to the actual scene in real life, but after processing in the phone, ... «Pocket-lint.com, Jul 15»
9
Reviews: Richard Thompson, Sandy Evans, Geoff Kluke, The …
Whether it's the languid pedal steel colouration of Low Down Soul's shuffle, the country gospel of Those Were (Could've Been) the Days or the ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
10
Pink grasshopper spotted in Belfast
"It's thought that the pink colouration may have been caused by a genetic mutation. In some cases the pigments are reduced, and in others ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Colouration [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/colouration>. Apr 2024 ».
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