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Definisjon av colour

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Adjective
colour - having or capable of producing colors; "color film"; "he rented a color television"; "marvelous color illustrations"
color
picture taking, photography the occupation of taking and printing photographs or making movies

Noun
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"
color, coloring, colouring
achromaticity, achromatism, colorlessness, colourlessness the visual property of being without chromatic color
colorful, colored, coloured having striking color; "colorful autumn leaves"
uncoloured, uncolored without color; "pure water is uncolored"
visual property an attribute of vision
primary color, primary colour any of three colors from which all others can be obtained by mixing
heather mixture, heather interwoven yarns of mixed colors producing muted greyish shades with flecks of color
mottle an irregular arrangement of patches of color; "it was not dull grey as distance had suggested, but a mottle of khaki and black and olive-green"
tint, tincture, shade, tone (pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution
chromatic color, chromatic colour, spectral color, spectral colour a color that has hue
achromatic color, achromatic colour a color lacking hue; white or grey or black
coloration, colouration choice and use of colors (as by an artist)
skin color, skin colour, complexion (obsolete) a combination of elements (of dryness and warmth or of the four humors) that was once believed to determine a person's health and temperament
colour - any material used for its color; "she used a different color for the trim"
coloring material, colouring material, color
material, stuff things needed for doing or making something; "writing materials"; "useful teaching materials"
paint, pigment a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating; "artists use `paint' and `pigment' interchangeably"
indicator a device for showing the operating condition of some system
mordant a substance used to treat leather or other materials before dyeing; aids in dyeing process
dye, dyestuff a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair
tincture (pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution
hematochrome a reddish coloring material found in some algae
pigment dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)
pigment dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)
colour - an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading; "he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity"; "he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction"; "the situation soon took on a different color"
semblance, gloss, color
visual aspect, appearance the act of appearing in public view; "the rookie made a brief appearance in the first period"; "it was Bernhardt's last appearance in America"
color of law, colour of law a mere semblance of legal right; something done with the apparent authority of law but actually in contravention of law; "the plaintiff claimed that under color of law the officer had deprived him of his civil rights"
simulacrum an insubstantial or vague semblance
face value the apparent worth as opposed to the real worth
guise, pretext, pretence, pretense an artful or simulated semblance; "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them"
disguise, camouflage the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance; "he is a master of disguise"
colour - interest and variety and intensity; "the Puritan Period was lacking in color"; "the characters were delineated with exceptional vividness"
color, vividness
interestingness, interest the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.); "they said nothing of great interest"; "primary colors can add interest to a room"
colour - a race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks)
color, people of color, people of colour
race a contest of speed; "the race is to the swift"
colour - (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction; "each flavor of quarks comes in three colors"
color
kind, sort, variety, form a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?"
colour - the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation
color
visual aspect, appearance the act of appearing in public view; "the rookie made a brief appearance in the first period"; "it was Bernhardt's last appearance in America"
colour - the timbre of a musical sound; "the recording fails to capture the true color of the original music"
color, coloration, colouration

Verb
colour - add color to; "The child colored the drawings"; "Fall colored the trees"; "colorize black and white film"
color, colorize, colorise, colourise, colourize, color in, colour in
discolor change color, often in an undesired manner; "The shirts discolored"
modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
blackwash color with blackwash
parti-color, motley make motley; color with different colors
polychrome, polychromise, polychromize color with many colors; make polychrome
azure color azure; "Morning azured the village"
empurple, purpurate, purple color purple
aurify turn golden
verdigris color verdigris
pinkify make pink
incarnadine make flesh-colored
brown, embrown fry in a pan until it changes color; "brown the meat in the pan"
handcolor, handcolour color by hand; "Some old photographs are handcolored"
tinct, tint, tinge, touch color lightly; "her greying hair was tinged blond"; "the leaves were tinged red in November"
pigment color or dye with a pigment; "pigment a photograph"
hue, imbue take on color or become colored; "In highlights it hued to a dull silver-grey"
retouch give retouches to (hair); "retouch the roots"
silver turn silver; "The man's hair silvered very attractively"
gray, grey turn grey; "Her hair began to grey"
tone give a healthy elasticity to; "Let's tone our muscles"
redden turn red or redder; "The sky reddened"
blotch, mottle, streak colour with streaks or blotches of different shades
colour - change color, often in an undesired manner; "The shirts discolored"
discolor, discolour, color
change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
crimson, blush, redden, flush turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame; "The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by"
blench, pale, blanch turn pale, as if in fear
bronze, tan give the color and appearance of bronze to something; "bronze baby shoes"
sunburn, burn get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun
white, whiten turn white; "This detergent will whiten your laundry"
black, nigrify, blacken, melanise, melanize make or become black; "The smoke blackened the ceiling"; "The ceiling blackened"
turn pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become; "The weather turned nasty"; "She grew angry"
silver turn silver; "The man's hair silvered very attractively"
dye color with dye; "Please dye these shoes"
redden turn red or redder; "The sky reddened"
purple color purple
gray, grey turn grey; "Her hair began to grey"
yellow turn yellow; "The pages of the book began to yellow"
tone give a healthy elasticity to; "Let's tone our muscles"
green turn or become green; "The trees are greening"
blue turn blue
colour - decorate with colors; "color the walls with paint in warm tones"
color, emblazon
grace, ornament, adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish be an ornament to; "stars ornamented the Christmas tree"
miniate decorate (manuscripts) with letters painted red; "In this beautiful book, all the place names are rubricated"
colour - modify or bias; "His political ideas color his lectures"
color
act upon, influence, work have and exert influence or effect; "The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate"
colour - give a deceptive explanation or excuse for; "color a lie"
color, gloss
apologise, apologize, justify, rationalise, rationalize, excuse acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing; "I apologized for being late"; "He apologized for the many typoes"
colour - affect as in thought or feeling; "My personal feelings color my judgment in this case"; "The sadness tinged his life"
tinge, color, distort
bear upon, impact, bear on, touch on, affect, touch press or wedge together; pack together
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Substantiv
colour - The spectral composition of visible light.
colour - A particular set of visible spectral compositions, perceived or named as a class; blee.
colour - Hue as opposed to achromatic colours black, white and greys.
colour - Human skin tone, especially as an indicator of race or ethnicity.
colour - Interest, especially in a selective area.
colour - Any of the standard dark tinctures used in a coat of arms, including azure, gules, sable, and vert. Contrast with metal.
colour - A standard or banner.
colour - The system of colour television.
colour - An award for sporting achievement, particularly within a school or university.
colour - In corporate finance, details on sales, profit margins, or other financial figures, especially while reviewing quarterly results when an officer of a company is speaking to investment analysts.
colour - A property of quarks, with three values called red, green, and blue, which they can exchange by passing gluons.
colour - The relative lightness or darkness of a mass of written or printed text on a page.
colour - Any of the colored balls excluding the reds.
colour - A front or facade: an ostensible truth actually false.
colour - An appearance of right or authority.
colour - Skin color noted as: normal, jaundice, cyanotic, flush, mottled, pale, or ashen as part of the skin signs assessment.

Verb
colour - To give something colour.
colour - To apply colours to the areas within the boundaries of a line drawing using coloured markers or crayons.
colour - To become red through increased blood flow.
colour - To affect without completely changing.
colour - To attribute a quality to.
colour - To assign colours to the vertices of a graph or the regions of a map so that no two adjacent ones have the same colour.

Adjektiv
colour - Conveying colour, as opposed to shades of grey.

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  • colour
    An attribute of things that results from the light they reflect, transmit, or emit in so far as this light causes a visual sensation that depends on its wavelengths.
  • colour
    To add color to.

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