coloration

[ kuhl-uh-rey-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. appearance with regard to color arrangement or use of colors; coloring: the bold coloration of some birds.

Origin of coloration

1
First recorded in 1605–15; color + -ation

Other words from coloration

  • col·o·ra·tion·al, adjective
  • col·o·ra·tion·al·ly, adverb
  • de·col·or·a·tion, noun
  • o·ver·col·or·a·tion, noun
  • pre·col·or·a·tion, noun
  • re·col·or·a·tion, noun
  • trans·col·or·a·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for coloration

coloration

colouration

/ (ˌkʌləˈreɪʃən) /


noun
  1. arrangement of colour and tones; colouring

  2. the colouring or markings of insects, birds, etc: See also apatetic, aposematic, cryptic

  1. unwanted extraneous variations in the frequency response of a loudspeaker or listening environment

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