false color
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- false-color adjective
Etymology
Origin of false color
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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Researchers then use false color to translate these otherwise-invisible wavelengths into a visible image.
From Scientific American • Nov. 8, 2023
Figure 22.5 Deinococcus radiodurans, visualized in this false color transmission electron micrograph, is a prokaryote that can tolerate very high doses of ionizing radiation.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Scanning electron microscope image of modern pollen with false color added to distinguish plant species.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017
The false color looks so very false on such occasions.
From The Lion's Skin by Sabatini, Rafael
Yes, if you put a false color on events.
From Erema — My Father's Sin by Blackmore, R. D. (Richard Doddridge)
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