Technicolor

American  

[tek-ni-kuhl-er] / ˈtɛk nɪˌkʌl ər /

Trademark.

1. a brand name for a system of making color motion pictures by means of superimposing the three primary colors to produce a final colored print.

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adjective

1. (often lowercase) flamboyant or lurid, as in color, meaning, or detail.

Technicolor British  

/ ˈtɛknɪˌkʌlə /

noun

1. the process of producing colour film by means of superimposing synchronized films of the same scene, each of which has a different colour filter, to obtain the desired mix of colour

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Example Sentences

The use of Technicolor allowed for vibrant colors, with untold new potential.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

In 1932, he released the first film to use the full-color, three-strip Technicolor process, producing cartoons in the rainbow of hues we’re accustomed to seeing today.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026

If you know “Kiss of the Spider Woman’s” lineage, you’ll be impressed by how Condon ups the fantasy and stokes the revolutionary glamour with more Technicolor dance showcases for Jennifer Lopez’.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

George Cukor’s black-and-white vision traipses its heroines through dress fittings, manicures and facials, day drinking and backstabbing all the way, save for an interruption by a Technicolor fashion show.

From Salon • Nov. 6, 2025

The younger girls, Allyssa and Katie, were spending the summer of 2013 doing opera and musicals, Allyssa performing in Fiddler on the Roof and Katie appearing in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream- coat.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel