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

Benjamin’s “Storm Clouds” cantata would play in Technicolor, not grainy black and white, in a more complex montage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

As the Technicolor label bragged, “This is the smog used by famous Hollywood stars!”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 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

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

All my early images of him are clear and sharp and Technicolor: his baggy-legged shorts, his striped T-shirt, his raggedy hair bleached by the sun, his winter breeches and leather helmet.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood