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pigmentation

pigmentation

5.5
A procedure that puts pigment into the skin to create permanent makeup or hide scars
  • noun
  • /ˌpɪɡmənˈteɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : pigmentación
  • "The structural color we can produce is bright and highly decorative, and it won't fade away like conventional pigmentation color dyes.

Examples

  • I am more partial to Knight Divine based on its pigmentation.

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  • It has some kind of treatment to like help pigmentation while, you know, temporarily concealing.

  • I am sure it never occurs to the AP (or any other liberal media outfit) that President Obama might lose the election because of his performance, not his pigmentation.

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  • There we go now I'm going to use my trusty mandelic pigmentation corrector night serum.

  • In technical jargon, the pigmentation reflects patterns of activation and inhibition—apt terms because of the dynamic process that generates the pattern.

    Academic text (2003)

  • The dermatologist suggested a pigmentation treatment to help conceal her scars.

  • After the procedure, the pigmentation on her face looked natural and enhanced her features.

  • Many beauty salons offer pigmentation services for clients wanting to achieve a flawless appearance.

Synonyms

coloring
vspigmentation
  • US
24 1.3

The act of adding color to something

is a cosmetic medical procedure that implants pigment into the skin

How Permanent

tattoo
439 3.0
pigmentation
  • Specialized
5.5
makeup
519 1.3

Surface Forms

pigmentation singular
pigmentations plural

Morphology

pigmentation = pigment (semi-transparent) = pigment + ation

The form clearly contains 'pigment' plus '-ation', but the specialized cosmetic procedure sense is narrower and less predictable than the general idea of adding color.

Etymology

Pigmentation comes from the same Latin pigmentum and pingere 'to paint'. A helpful way to remember the cosmetic use is to think of permanent makeup as 'painting' color into the skin, which is why pigmentation can mean putting pigment into the skin to restore or hide features.