coloration
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- noun
- /ˌkʌləˈreɪʃən/
- US
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coloración
- The butterfly's bright coloration made it stand out against the green leaves.
- skin coloration
- dark coloration
- light coloration
I tried to choose one that had nice coloration throughout the entire plant.
- I tried to choose one that had nice coloration throughout the entire plant.
- We could change the coloration of this book.
- So I think that's why we have the coloration looking so like just beautiful.
Examples
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Artus made a few notes on the creature's coloration and size, using the back of Theron's map.
Fiction book (1992) -
Some butterfly and moth caterpillars have a distinctive coloration highlighted by a series of shapes identical to the weeping-eye motif.
Academic text (2002) -
I tried to choose one that had nice coloration throughout the entire plant.
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Take a look at the coloration and size of those beans.
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Also we see coloration, sort of blue, purple to the dark areas which we did not see in the previous photographs.
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And now it's got certain coloration, certain scratches, certain wear patterns to it.
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Green with some brown, rust coloration.
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The red is smooth and pleasant and adds considerably to the overall coloration of the slide.
Academic text (1995) -
Variability in coloration is a particularly common signal, and bird plumage is one of the best examples.
Academic text (2010) -
We can see how closely attuned the shrimp is to the to the coloration, the black and white coloration of the crinoid.
Synonyms
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The colors that appear on something
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Natural color of skin, hair, or leaves caused by pigments
Compounds
- Specialized
Body pattern that helps an animal blend into the background to avoid being seen
- Specialized
Body colour that helps an animal blend into where it lives to avoid being seen
- Specialized
Bright colors on an animal that warn predators it is poisonous or dangerous to eat
- Specialized
Bright colors or patterns on an animal that tell predators not to eat it
How Colorful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Coloration comes from the simple word color, which means 'a hue or shade'. So the coloration of something is the pattern or look of its colors, like the stripes on a fish or the rosy color of your cheeks.