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col·or·a·tion
(kŭl′ə-rā′shən)n.
1. Arrangement of colors.
2. The sum of the beliefs or principles of a person, group, or institution.
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coloration
(ˌkʌləˈreɪʃən) orcolouration
n
1. arrangement of colour and tones; colouring
2. (Zoology) the colouring or markings of insects, birds, etc. See also apatetic, aposematic, cryptic
3. (Electronics) unwanted extraneous variations in the frequency response of a loudspeaker or listening environment
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col•or•a•tion
(ˌkʌl əˈreɪ ʃən)n.
appearance with regard to color; arrangement or use of colors; coloring: bold coloration.
[1605–15]
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| Noun | 1. | coloration - the timbre of a musical sound; "the recording fails to capture the true color of the original music" |
| 2. | coloration - appearance with regard to color; "her healthy coloration" color, coloring, colouring, colour - a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect; "a white color is made up of many different wavelengths of light" hair coloring - coloring of the hair; "her hair-coloring was unusual: a very pale gold" pigmentation - coloration of living tissues by pigment depigmentation - absence or loss of pigmentation (or less than normal pigmentation) in the skin or hair protective coloration - coloration making an organism less visible or attractive to predators | |
| 3. | coloration - choice and use of colors (as by an artist) |
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coloration
n → Färbung f
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coloration
n. coloración.
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