colour is
defined using the Munsell
color system that specifies the relative degrees of
the three simple variables of color: hue, value,
and chroma.
for example: 10YR 6/4 is a
color (of soil)
with a
hue =10YR,
value = 6,
and chroma = 4.
see also chroma, hue, value, color.
A
sheet of
plastic usually composed of a
coloured resin sandwiched between two clear pieces.
the coloured filter absorbs all the colours of
light except the colour of
the filter itself,
which it
allows through.
for this reason,
denser colours get very hot,
and can burn out very quickly.
colourcol"our (?), n.
see color.
colour adj : (photography) "color film"; "he
rented a
color television"; "in
glorious color"; "marvelous
color illustrations"
[syn: color] [ant: black-and-white] n
1. any material used for its color [syn: coloring material, colouring material , color] 2. a
race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially blacks)
[syn: color, people of color, people of colour ] 3. (high
energy physics)
the characteristic of
quarks that determines their role in
the strong interaction;
each flavor of
quarks comes in
three colors [syn: color] 4. interest and variety and intensity: "the
puritan period was lacking in color"
[syn: color, vividness] 5. the timbre of a
musical sound; "the
recording fails to
capture the true color of
the original music"
[syn: color] 6. a
visual attribute of
things that results from the light they emit or
transmit or reflect; "white is
made up of
many different wavelengths of light"
[syn: color, coloring, colouring] [ant: colorlessness]
7. outward or
token appearance or form; "he
tried to
give his actions a
semblance of authenticity"; "the
situation soon took on a
different color"
[syn: semblance, color] 8. the appearance of
objects (or
light sources)
described in
terms of a
person's perception of
their hue and lightness (or brightness)
and saturation [syn: color] v 1:
modify or bias; "his
political ideas color his lectures"
[syn: color] 2:
decorate with colors; "color
the walls with paint in
warm tones"
[syn: color, emblazon] 3:
gloss or excuse; "color a lie"
[syn: color, gloss] 4: distort; "my
personal feelings color my
judgment in
this case"
[syn: color, distort] 5:
add color to; "the
child colored the drawings"; "fall
colored the trees"; "colorize
black and white film"
[syn: color, colorize, colorise, colourise, colourize, color in, colour in] [ant: discolor] 6:
change color,
often in an
undesired manner; "the
shirts discolored"
[syn: discolor, discolour, color]colour the subject of
colours holds an
important place in
the scriptures.
white occurs as
the translation of
various hebrew words. it is
applied to
milk (gen. 49:12),
manna (ex. 16:31),
snow (isa. 1:18),
horses (zech. 1:8),
raiment (eccl. 9:8).
another hebrew word so
rendered is
applied to
marble (esther 1:6),
and a
cognate word to
the lily (cant. 2:16). a
different term,
meaning "dazzling," is
applied to
the countenance (cant. 5:10).
this colour was an
emblem of
purity and innocence (mark 16:5;
john 20:12; rev. 19:8, 14), of
joy (eccl. 9:8),
and also of
victory (zech. 6:3; rev. 6:2).
the hangings of
the tabernacle court (ex. 27:9; 38:9),
the coats, mitres, bonnets,
and breeches of
the priests (ex. 39:27,28),
and the dress of
the high priest on
the day of
atonement (lev. 16:4,32),
were white. black,
applied to
the hair (lev. 13:31; cant. 5:11),
the complexion (cant. 1:5),
and to
horses (zech. 6:2,6).
the word rendered "brown" in gen. 30:32 (r.v., "black")
means properly "scorched", i.e.,
the colour produced by
the influence of
the sun's rays. "black" in
job 30:30
means dirty,
blackened by
sorrow and disease.
the word is
applied to a mourner's
robes (jer. 8:21; 14:2), to a
clouded sky (1
kings 18:45), to
night (micah 3:6; jer. 4:28),
and to a
brook rendered turbid by
melted snow (job 6:16). it is
used as
symbolical of
evil in zech. 6:2, 6
and rev. 6:5. it
was the emblem of mourning, affliction,
calamity (jer. 14:2; lam. 4:8; 5:10). red,
applied to
blood (2
kings 3;22), a
heifer (num. 19:2),
pottage of
lentils (gen. 25:30), a
horse (zech. 1:8),
wine (prov. 23:31),
the complexion (gen
(
n.)
See Color. Â
MeaningEnlist in
the army.
OriginEach
regiment in
the british army had a
flag known as
its colour.
MeaningShow
your intention to
hold out until the end.
OriginIn
nautical battles colours (flags)
were lowered as a
mark of submission.
nailing your colours to
the mast meant you weren't intending to submit.
Noun1.
any material used for its color; "she
used a
different color for the trim" (synonym)
coloring material,
colouring material,
color (hypernym) material,
stuff (hyponym)
paint (derivation) color2. a
race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks) (synonym) color,
people of color,
people of
colour (hypernym)
race (member-meronym)
person of color,
person of colour3. (physics)
the characteristic of
quarks that determines their role in
the strong interaction;
each flavor of
quarks comes in
three colors (synonym)
color (hypernym) kind, sort, form,
variety (classification)
particle physics, high-energy physics,
high energy physics4.
interest and variety and intensity; "the
puritan period was lacking in color" (synonym) color,
vividness (hypernym) interest,
interestingness (attribute) colorful, colourful5.
the timbre of a
musical sound; "the
recording fails to
capture the true color of
the original music" (synonym) color, coloration,
colouration (hypernym) timbre, timber, quality, tone6. 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" (synonym) color, coloring,
colouring (hypernym)
visual property (hyponym)
heather mixture,
heather (attribute) colored, coloured, colorful7. 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" (synonym) semblance, gloss,
color (hypernym) appearance,
visual aspect (hyponym)
color of law,
colour of law8.
the appearance of
objects (or
light sources)
described in
terms of a
person's perception of
their hue and lightness (or brightness)
and saturation (synonym)
color (hypernym) appearance,
visual aspect
Verb1.
modify or bias; "His
political ideas color his lectures" (synonym)
color (hypernym) influence,
act upon,
work (derivation)
coloring material,
colouring material, color2.
decorate with colors; "color
the walls with paint in
warm tones" (synonym) color,
emblazon (hypernym) decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish,
beautify (hyponym)
miniate (derivation)
coloring material,
colouring material, color3.
gloss or excuse; "color a lie" (synonym) color,
gloss (hypernym) apologize, apologise, excuse, justify, rationalize, rationalise4.
affect as in
thought or feeling; "My
personal feelings color my
judgment in
this case"; "The
sadness tinged his life" (synonym) tinge, color,
distort (hypernym) affect, impact,
bear upon,
bear on,
touch on, touch5.
add color to; "The
child colored the drawings"; "Fall
colored the trees"; "colorize
black and white film" (synonym) color, colorize, colorise, colourise, colourize,
color in,
colour in (hypernym) change, alter,
modify (hyponym)
blackwash (derivation) coloring, colouring,
food coloring,
food colouring,
food color,
food colour6.
change color,
often in an
undesired manner; "The
shirts discolored" (synonym) discolor, discolour,
color (hypernym)
change (hyponym) blush, crimson, flush,
redden (derivation)
coloring material,
colouring material, color
Adjective1.
having or
capable of
producing colors; "color film"; "he
rented a
color television"; "marvelous
color illustrations" (synonym)
color (classification) photography,
picture taking
dath, lÃ, snua
Coch = n. a
red colour, a. red
Cyfeilw = a. of
the same colour
Cynlliw = n.
first colour
Dulwyd = n.
dusky colour
Erchliw = n. a
dun colour
Eurliw = n. a
gold colour
Ffadw = a. of a
dark bay colour
Gawr = n. shout; a
grey colour
Gorliwio = v. to
colour over
Gwineuo = v. to
turn to a
bay colour
Lliw = n. a colour; a figure
Lliwgar = a. of
good colour
Lliwio = v. to colour; to dye
Lliwusrwydd = n.
goodness of colour
Llwydgoch = n. a
russet colour
Llwydwyn = n. a
drab colour
Llygliw = n. a
mouse colour
Morlas = n. a sea-green colour
Mudliw = n. motely colour
Paent = n. paint; colour
Pedryliw = n. a
perfect colour
Pygliw = n. a
pitch colour
Rhydgoch = a. of a
russet colour
Ruddlwyd = a.
russet colour
Tryliw = n.
pervading colour
Unlliw = a. of
one colour
pretence.
gang of
street youths
(US "color") colours are usually represented as RGB triples in a digital image because this corresponds most closely to the electronic signals needed to drive a CRT. several equivalent systems ("colour models") exist, e.g. HSB. A colour image may be stored as three separate images, one for each of red, green, and blue, or each pixel may encode the colour using separate bit-fields for each colour component, or each pixel may store a logical colour number which is looked up in a hardware colour palette to find the colour to display.Printers may use the CMYK or Pantone representations of colours as well as RGB.(1999-08-02)
Color or colour (see spelling differences) is the visual perceptual property corresponding in humans to the categories called red, yellow, blue, black, etc. color derives from the spectrum of light (distribution of light energy versus wavelength) interacting in the eye with the spectral sensitivities of the light receptors. color categories and physical specifications of color are also associated with objects, materials, light sources, etc., based on their physical properties such as light absorption, reflection, or emission spectra.
fear of red
fear of the color white
fear of the color black
fear of the color purple
fear of the color yellow or the word yellow
fear of coloursAlso known as Chromatophobia
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the subject of colours holds an important place in the Scriptures. white occurs as the translation of various hebrew words. It is applied to milk (Gen. 49:12), manna (Ex. 16:31), snow (Isa. 1:18), horses (Zech. 1:8), raiment (Eccl. 9:8). another hebrew word so rendered is applied to marble (Esther 1:6), and a cognate word to the lily (Cant. 2:16). A different term, meaning "dazzling," is applied to the countenance (Cant. 5:10). this colour was an emblem of purity and innocence (Mark 16:5; john 20:12; Rev. 19:8, 14), of joy (Eccl. 9:8), and also of victory (Zech. 6:3; Rev. 6:2). the hangings of the tabernacle court (Ex. 27:9; 38:9), the coats, mitres, bonnets, and breeches of the priests (Ex. 39:27,28), and the dress of the high priest on the day of atonement (Lev. 16:4,32), were white. Black, applied to the hair (Lev. 13:31; Cant. 5:11), the complexion (Cant. 1:5), and to horses (Zech. 6:2,6). the word rendered "brown" in Gen. 30:32 (R.V., "black") means properly "scorched", i.e., the colour produced by the influence of the sun's rays. "Black" in job 30:30 means dirty, blackened by sorrow and disease. the word is applied to a mourner's robes (Jer. 8:21; 14:2), to a clouded sky (1 kings 18:45), to night (Micah 3:6; Jer. 4:28), and to a brook rendered turbid by melted snow (Job 6:16). It is used as symbolical of evil in Zech. 6:2, 6 and Rev. 6:5. It was the emblem of mourning, affliction, calamity (Jer. 14:2; Lam. 4:8; 5:10). Red, applied to blood (2 kings 3;22), a heifer (Num. 19:2), pottage of lentils (Gen. 25:30), a horse (Zech. 1:8), wine (Prov. 23:31), the complexion (Gen. 25:25; Cant. 5:10). this colour is symbolical of bloodshed (Zech. 6:2; Rev. 6:4; 12:3). Purple, a colour obtained from the secretion of a species of shell-fish (the murex trunculus) which was found in the Mediterranean, and particularly on the coasts of phoenicia and asia Minor. the colouring matter in each separate shell-fish amounted to only a single drop, and hence the great value of this dye. robes of this colour were worn by kings (Judg. 8:26) and high officers (Esther 8:15). they were also worn by the wealthy and luxurious (Jer. 10:9; Ezek. 27:7; luke 16:19; Rev. 17:4). with this colour was associated the idea of royalty and majesty (Judg. 8:26; Cant. 3:10; 7:5; Dan. 5:7, 16,29). Blue. this colour was also procured from a species of shell-fish, the chelzon of the Hebrews, and the helix ianthina of modern naturalists. the tint was emblematic of the sky, the deep dark hue of the eastern sky. this colour was used in the same way as purple. the ribbon and fringe of the hebrew dress were of this colour (Num. 15:38). the loops of the curtains (Ex. 26:4), the lace of the high priest's breastplate, the robe of the ephod, and the lace on his mitre, were blue (Ex. 28:28, 31, 37). Scarlet, or Crimson. In Isa. 1:18 a hebrew word is used which denotes the worm or grub whence this dye was procured. In Gen. 38:28,30, the word so rendered means "to shine," and expresses the brilliancy of the colour. the small parasitic insects from which this dye was obtained somewhat resembled the cochineal which is found in eastern countries. It is called by naturalists coccus ilics. the dye was procured from the female grub alone. the only natural object to which this colour is applied in scripture is the lips, which are likened to a scarlet thread (Cant. 4:3). scarlet robes were worn by the rich and luxurious (2 Sam. 1:24; Prov. 31:21; Jer. 4:30. Rev. 17:4). It was also the hue of the warrior's dress (Nah. 2:3; Isa. 9:5). the phoenicians excelled in the art of dyeing this colour (2 Chr. 2:7). these four colours--white, purple, blue, and scarlet--were used in the textures of the tabernacle curtains (Ex. 26:1, 31, 36), and also in the high priest's ephod, girdle, and breastplate (Ex. 28:5, 6, 8, 15). scarlet thread is mentioned in connection with the rites of cleansing the leper (Lev. 14:4, 6, 51) and of burning the red heifer (Num. 19:6). It was a crimson thread that Raha
