Technicolor

[tek-ni-kuhl-er]

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.

adjective

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

Technicolor

/ 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

Example Sentences

And not only is the drink everywhere, it has gone technicolor.

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

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Darkness, dimness and silence make “For Good” a marked contrast from the Technicolor effusiveness of “Wicked.”

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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.

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It was certainly a gorgeous example of what Technicolor could do; the Sherwood of our remodeled “Robin Hood” is comparatively gray, befitting a more somber tone.

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