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coloration

col·or·a·tion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kuhl-uh-rey-shuh n]
    • /ˌkʌl əˈreɪ ʃən/
    • /ˌkʌl.əˈreɪ.ʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuhl-uh-rey-shuh n]
    • /ˌkʌl əˈreɪ ʃən/

Definitions of coloration word

  • uncountable noun coloration The coloration of an animal or a plant is the colours and patterns on it. 3
  • noun coloration arrangement of colour and tones; colouring 3
  • noun coloration the colouring or markings of insects, birds, etc 3
  • noun coloration unwanted extraneous variations in the frequency response of a loudspeaker or listening environment 3
  • noun coloration the condition of being colored 3
  • noun coloration the way a thing is colored 3

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Origin of coloration

First appearance:

before 1605
One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1605-15; color + -ation

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Coloration

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

coloration popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

coloration usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for coloration

noun coloration

  • hue — a seaport in central Vietnam: former capital of Annam.
  • intensity — the quality or condition of being intense.
  • glow — a light emitted by or as if by a substance heated to luminosity; incandescence.
  • stain — a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
  • paint — a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.

Antonyms for coloration

noun coloration

  • white — of the color of pure snow, of the margins of this page, etc.; reflecting nearly all the rays of sunlight or a similar light.
  • information — knowledge communicated or received concerning a particular fact or circumstance; news: information concerning a crime.
  • cleanliness — Cleanliness is the degree to which people keep themselves and their surroundings clean.
  • lot — lot (def 14).
  • discoloration — the act or fact of discoloring or the state of being discolored.

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