Coloration
noun
The colors or patterns of an object, animal, or plant.
The frog's coloration allows it to blend in with its surroundings.
Often appears as...
- protective coloration
- natural coloration
noun
The process of causing something to have color, or changing its color.
The coloration process for different textiles varies a lot.
Often appears as...
- hair coloration
- fabric coloration
noun
In music, the particular technique or way of playing a piece to bring out its color or character.
The pianist's coloration of the nocturne was exquisite.
Often appears as...
- pianistic coloration
- orchestral coloration
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Technical
noun
The colors or patterns of an object, animal, or plant.
The frog's coloration allows it to blend in with its surroundings.
Often appears as...
- protective coloration
- natural coloration
noun
The process of causing something to have color, or changing its color.
The coloration process for different textiles varies a lot.
Often appears as...
- hair coloration
- fabric coloration
noun
In music, the particular technique or way of playing a piece to bring out its color or character.
The pianist's coloration of the nocturne was exquisite.
Often appears as...
- pianistic coloration
- orchestral coloration
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Camouflage Role
Coloration in nature often serves as camouflage, helping animals or plants to hide from predators or prey.
The chameleon's coloration changes to match the tree bark, rendering it nearly invisible.
Pro Tip 2/3Indicative Traits
Natural coloration can indicate traits like maturity, health, or readiness to mate.
The bright coloration of the male bird signals its health to potential mates.
Pro Tip 3/3Species Identification
Distinctive coloration helps in identifying and differentiating species.
Scientists often use coloration to tell similar species apart.
Pro Tip 1/3Camouflage Role
Coloration in nature often serves as camouflage, helping animals or plants to hide from predators or prey.
The chameleon's coloration changes to match the tree bark, rendering it nearly invisible.
Pro Tip 2/3Indicative Traits
Natural coloration can indicate traits like maturity, health, or readiness to mate.
The bright coloration of the male bird signals its health to potential mates.
Pro Tip 3/3Species Identification
Distinctive coloration helps in identifying and differentiating species.
Scientists often use coloration to tell similar species apart.
Pro Tip 1/3Camouflage Role
Coloration in nature often serves as camouflage, helping animals or plants to hide from predators or prey.
The chameleon's coloration changes to match the tree bark, rendering it nearly invisible.
Pro Tip 2/3Indicative Traits
Natural coloration can indicate traits like maturity, health, or readiness to mate.
The bright coloration of the male bird signals its health to potential mates.
Pro Tip 3/3Species Identification
Distinctive coloration helps in identifying and differentiating species.
Scientists often use coloration to tell similar species apart.
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Meet The Adorable Red...
bright gingery red coat in the summer and it turns to a more so a grayish coat in the winter so they can actually look a little bit like a gray squirrel in coloration there are true original red squirrels they say have white tails in the summer and the squirrels that were reintroduced to Scotland to help booster
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Safari Live - Day 59 PIPE...
much as the females when they're staggering themselves especially in grasslands it allows them to be able to see each other it's sort of a dark line but that being said it's not the only reason it also has to do with breaking up the the body shape and the coloration and allowing for a bit of camouflage in there
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Baby Octopuses Hunting PIPE...
i can get the computer over there and show you uh so she's actually out right now oh yeah yeah yeah that's great she's got a good marbled coloration going on my day octopus is already a few months old but at brett's lab we could get a glimpse into the first few weeks of cephalopod's life
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Safari Live - Day 340 PIPE...
you can get a glimpse of that black tongue there just as they're eating it's extraordinarily striking when you see an animal of this coloration and it's pure black tongue which contains so much melanin which was thought to originally protect the giraffe from the sun
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When is water safe to...
or high-density heavy metals like arsenic, chromium, or lead, mean that the water is unsuitable for consumption. A lot of contaminants, like lead or arsenic, won't be obvious without tests, but some clues, like cloudiness, brown or yellow coloration,
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Yves Behar: Designing...
and on the other, the coloration of the light. So, all of these projects have a humanistic sense to them, and I think as designers we need to really think about how we can create a different relationship between our work and the world,
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What Lies Beneath PIPE...
see those beautiful blue circles those aren't to make it look pretty that's warning coloration believe it or not this tiny little creature is one of the most venomous marine animals in the entire world the blue ringed octopus has
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Safari Live - Day 7 PIPE...
throated you can see clearly so this is very light in coloration but with that black prominent bar as I said I think it might be the yellow hang on a second I'll just find it for you yellow bracelet that's it yellow bracelet
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Reimagining Dinosaurs PIPE...
uh these really exceptional you know feathered dinosaurs we have a question from the audience about uh about plumage about skin and about coloration i mean this has been such an important
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Safari Live - Day 202 PIPE...
its flight but the pied coloration is characteristic of most of the fish Eagles you see in the world but I suppose you're right there's no real elaborateness to the tail there it looks
Video examples
Meet The Adorable Red...
bright gingery red coat in the summer and it turns to a more so a grayish coat in the winter so they can actually look a little bit like a gray squirrel in coloration there are true original red squirrels they say have white tails in the summer and the squirrels that were reintroduced to Scotland to help booster
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 59 PIPE...
much as the females when they're staggering themselves especially in grasslands it allows them to be able to see each other it's sort of a dark line but that being said it's not the only reason it also has to do with breaking up the the body shape and the coloration and allowing for a bit of camouflage in there
Video examples
Baby Octopuses Hunting PIPE...
i can get the computer over there and show you uh so she's actually out right now oh yeah yeah yeah that's great she's got a good marbled coloration going on my day octopus is already a few months old but at brett's lab we could get a glimpse into the first few weeks of cephalopod's life
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 340 PIPE...
you can get a glimpse of that black tongue there just as they're eating it's extraordinarily striking when you see an animal of this coloration and it's pure black tongue which contains so much melanin which was thought to originally protect the giraffe from the sun
Video examples
When is water safe to...
or high-density heavy metals like arsenic, chromium, or lead, mean that the water is unsuitable for consumption. A lot of contaminants, like lead or arsenic, won't be obvious without tests, but some clues, like cloudiness, brown or yellow coloration,
Video examples
Yves Behar: Designing...
and on the other, the coloration of the light. So, all of these projects have a humanistic sense to them, and I think as designers we need to really think about how we can create a different relationship between our work and the world,
Video examples
What Lies Beneath PIPE...
see those beautiful blue circles those aren't to make it look pretty that's warning coloration believe it or not this tiny little creature is one of the most venomous marine animals in the entire world the blue ringed octopus has
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 7 PIPE...
throated you can see clearly so this is very light in coloration but with that black prominent bar as I said I think it might be the yellow hang on a second I'll just find it for you yellow bracelet that's it yellow bracelet
Video examples
Reimagining Dinosaurs PIPE...
uh these really exceptional you know feathered dinosaurs we have a question from the audience about uh about plumage about skin and about coloration i mean this has been such an important
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 202 PIPE...
its flight but the pied coloration is characteristic of most of the fish Eagles you see in the world but I suppose you're right there's no real elaborateness to the tail there it looks
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Antonio Damasio
Portuguese Scientist
When we talk about emotion, we really talk about a collection of behaviors that are produced by the brain. You can look at a person in the throes of an emotion and observe changes in the face, in the body posture, in the coloration of the skin and so on.
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Timothy D. Snyder
American Author
I think, whatever ideological coloration we think actually applies to Trump, we can be pretty confident that he sees the American state as a mechanism to make sure that people called Trump are rich forever.
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Henepola Gunaratana
Sri Lankan Clergyman
Mindfulness helps us freeze the frame so that we can become aware of our sensations and experiences as they are, without the distorting coloration of socially conditioned responses or habitual reactions.
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Rose Bird
American Judge
The judiciary must not take on the coloration of whatever may be popular at the moment. We are guardian of rights, and we have to tell people things they often do not like to hear.
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Eric Bana
Australian Actor
I have a theory that I really want my kids to know - the only coloration that they make between dad being in films and reality is just a lot of people doing a lot of hard work.
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Christopher A. Sims
American Economist
There isn't much political coloration in my economic writing; it's not surprising that few people know my political views. They really aren't very important.
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Antonio Damasio
Portuguese Scientist
When we talk about emotion, we really talk about a collection of behaviors that are produced by the brain. You can look at a person in the throes of an emotion and observe changes in the face, in the body posture, in the coloration of the skin and so on.
Quote examples
Timothy D. Snyder
American Author
I think, whatever ideological coloration we think actually applies to Trump, we can be pretty confident that he sees the American state as a mechanism to make sure that people called Trump are rich forever.
Quote examples
Henepola Gunaratana
Sri Lankan Clergyman
Mindfulness helps us freeze the frame so that we can become aware of our sensations and experiences as they are, without the distorting coloration of socially conditioned responses or habitual reactions.
Quote examples
Rose Bird
American Judge
The judiciary must not take on the coloration of whatever may be popular at the moment. We are guardian of rights, and we have to tell people things they often do not like to hear.
Quote examples
Eric Bana
Australian Actor
I have a theory that I really want my kids to know - the only coloration that they make between dad being in films and reality is just a lot of people doing a lot of hard work.
Quote examples
Christopher A. Sims
American Economist
There isn't much political coloration in my economic writing; it's not surprising that few people know my political views. They really aren't very important.
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