- coloration
- coloration 1620s, from Fr. coloration (16c.), from L.L. colorationem (nom. coloratio) "act or fact of coloring," noun of action from L. colorare "to color, to get tanned," from color (see COLOR (Cf. color)).
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coloration — [ kɔlɔrasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1370; de colorer 1 ♦ Action de colorer; état de ce qui est coloré. ⇒ couleur. Coloration brillante, éclatante, vive. La coloration de la peau, du teint. ⇒ carnation, pigmentation. Coloration naturelle, artificielle. T. de… … Encyclopédie Universelle
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… … Wikipedia
Coloration — Col or*a tion, n. The act or art of coloring; the state of being colored. Bacon. [1913 Webster] The females . . . resemble each other in their general type of coloration. Darwin. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
coloration — (also colouration) ► NOUN 1) arrangement or scheme of colour; colouring. 2) character or tone, especially of music … English terms dictionary
coloration — [kul΄ər ā′shən] n. 1. the condition of being colored 2. the way a thing is colored 3. the technique of using colors, as in painting … English World dictionary
coloration — colorational, adj. colorationally, adv. /kul euh ray sheuhn/, n. appearance with regard to color arrangement or use of colors; coloring: the bold coloration of some birds. [1605 15; COLOR + ATION] * * * ▪ biology Introduction in biology,… … Universalium
Coloration — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Coloration », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) D une manière générale, le mot coloration… … Wikipédia en Français
coloration — noun Date: 1617 1. a. the state of being colored < the dark coloration of his skin > b. use or choice of colors (as by an artist) c. arrangement of colors < the coloration of a butterfly s wing > 2. a … New Collegiate Dictionary
coloration — (ko lo ra sion ; en poésie, de cinq syllabes) s. f. Action par laquelle un corps devient coloré ; résultat de cette action. La coloration des fruits par la chaleur du soleil. État, apparence d un corps coloré. La coloration de la peau, du… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
COLORATION — n. f. état de ce qui est coloré. La coloration des fruits par la chaleur du soleil. La coloration de la peau … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)
