coloring | ||
1. | [ noun ] (color) a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect | |
Synonyms: | color colouring colour | |
Examples: | "white is made up of many different wavelengths of light" |
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Related terms: | colorlessness visual_property shade complexion heather_mixture nonsolid_color coloration chromatic_color achromatic_color discolor color colored colorless | |
2. | [ noun ] (food) a digestible substance used to give color to food | |
Synonyms: | food_coloring food_colouring food_color food_colour colouring | |
Examples: | "food color made from vegetable dyes" |
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Related terms: | foodstuff color | |
3. | [ noun ] (color) the act or of process of changing the color of something | |
Synonyms: | colouring | |
Related terms: | change_of_color dyeing tinting hair_coloring discolor | |
Similar spelling: |
colouring color_in colour_in colorimetry colorimeter |