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

Unlike Douglas Sirk’s beautifully photographed Technicolor melodramas of the 1950s, or the subgenre’s more narratively contemplative, weepy entries from the late ’70s, the new guard of romantic tearjerkers doesn’t have a pronounced stylistic draw.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

Playing with this new lineup reminded me of Apple’s most Technicolor designs of the past, and their mixed record.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

Previously reserved mainly for printing advertisements and producing Technicolor movies such as “Gone With the Wind” and “The Wizard of Oz,” both from 1939, this complicated method yields exceptionally vibrant colors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

Chu is also set to direct a new big-screen adaptation of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, pencilled in for release in 2027.

From BBC • Nov. 19, 2025

Robbie was a tiny dreadlocked general beneath the Technicolor onslaught of painted warriors, the old guitar-playing skeleton and the Manny dragon rearing above him.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older