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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>DICTIONARY: color - color-code</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="color"> color, noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1a. the sensation produced by the effect of waves of light striking the retina of the eye. Different colors are produced by rays of light having different wave lengths. <DD> b. the appearance of a thing, distinct from form, associated with the effect of particular vibrations of light coming from it; hue. <DD> 2. a particular hue or tint; red, yellow, blue, or any combination of them except black, white, or gray. Green is a combination of yellow and blue; purple is a combination of red and blue. Ex. She never wears colors, but always dresses in black or white. <DD> 3. a paint, stain, dye, or pigment. Ex. The color was so thick on the canvas that it began to peel off. <DD> 4a. the coloring of the face; complexion. Ex. His change of color looked very much like fear. <DD> b. redness of the face; ruddy complexion. Ex. I saw her color beginning to come back (Dickens). <DD> c. a flush caused by blushing. Ex. A word could bring the color to my cheek (Tennyson). <DD> 5. the skin color of any people or race that is not white. Ex. She is a woman of color (Robert Louis Stevenson). (SYN) duskiness. <DD> 6. (Figurative.) an outward appearance; show. Ex. His story has some color of truth. Although he had some color of title, his claim was disallowed. (SYN) semblance. <DD> 7. (Figurative.) distinguishing quality; vividness. Ex. The author's gift for description adds color to his stories. <DD> 8. (Figurative.) character; tone. Ex. a horse of a different color. Pendennis ... took his color very readily from his neighbor (Thackeray). <DD> 9. (Figurative. Music.) <DD> a. a quality of tone by which any musical instrument or combination of instruments can be recognized, used especially in orchestration; tone color; timbre. Ex. Every instrument has its peculiar color of sound (Carl Engel). <DD> b. the quality or styleof musical interpretation which may produce an emotional reaction in the listener or audience. Ex. His playing has color and vigor. <DD> 10. (Fine Arts.) <DD> a. the general effect produced by the paints or tints of a picture; coloring; coloration. <DD> b. the suggestion of color by contrasts of light and dark in an engraving or other monochrome. <DD> 11. (U.S. Mining, Mineralogy.) a trace or particle of gold or other valuable mineral. Ex. It was hard work, this moving gravel into new piles, ... panning out the residue for the little specks of color (Pacific Discovery). <DD> 12. (Heraldry.) one of the three kinds of tincture (the other two being fur and metal). The heraldic colors are azure, gules, purpure, vert, and sable. Sanguine (murrey) and tenne (tenny) are also used as colors. <DD> 13. (Nuclear Physics.) a hypothetical property of quarks by which they combine to form a larger particle (so called by analogy with the primary colors). Ex. When a quark interacts with a gluon, it may change its color (Sheldon L. Glashow). <DD>v.t. 1. to give color to; put color on; change the color of. Ex. The little boy spent the afternoon coloring pictures with crayons. Who does not know the famous Swan? ... 'Twas colored all by his own hand (Wordsworth). (SYN) paint, dye, stain, tint, tinge. <DD> 2. to make red in the face. <DD> 3. (Figurative.) to change to give a wrong idea; put in a false light. Ex. The fisherman colored the facts to make his catch seem the biggest of all. (SYN) misrepresent. <DD> 4. (Figurative.) to give a distinguishing or vivid quality to. Ex. Love of nature colored all of my grandfather's stories about camping. <DD>v.i. 1. to become red in the face; blush. Ex. She colors easily when someone mentions her mistakes. (SYN) flush. <DD> 2. to take on color; become colored. Ex. His skin had colored and his hair had bleached under the southern skies. <DD> Also, (especially British,) colour. expr. change color, <DD> a. to turn pale. Ex. Seeing the ghost, he changed color and trembled with fear. <DD> b. to blush. Ex. The shy little girl changed color when she came into the room to meet the guests. expr. colors, <DD> a. a badge, ribbon, dress, or other decoration worn to show allegiance. Ex. As election day approached, the streets were brightened by the colors of the parties. <DD> b. (Archaic.) literary embellishments in writings, speeches, etc.. Ex. ... novelists who have more colors in their vocabulary than Turner had on his palette (George O. Trevelyan). expr. give (or lend) color to, to cause to seem true or likely. Ex. In order to give color and probability to the fraud ... (William Paley). expr. lose color, to turn pale. Ex. She lost color when we told her about the accident. expr. show one's (true) colors, <DD> a. to show oneself as one really is. Ex. The dictator avoided showing his true colors until he had gained full power. <DD> b. to declare one's opinions or plans. Ex. Some political candidates prefer not to show their colors when controversial issues are involved. expr. the colors, <DD> a. the flag of a nation, regiment, or group. Ex. Salute the colors. <DD> b. the ceremony of raising the flag in the morning and lowering it in the evening. Ex. At military school, the day begins with the colors. <DD> c. the nation represented by the flag, especially its armed forces. Ex. Soldiers and sailors serve the colors. expr. with flying colors, successfully; victoriously. Ex. She passed the test with flying colors. </DL> <A NAME="colorability"> colorability, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the quality of being colorable. </DL> <A NAME="colorable"> colorable, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. that can be colored. <DD> 2. (Figurative.) plausible. Ex. A witness ... might be held privileged to refuse to answer a question, for the purpose of presenting, at reasonable length, a colorable objection to the propriety of the question (New York Times). <DD> 3. (Figurative.) pretended; deceptive. (SYN) covert, feigned, counterfeit. Also, (especially British,) colourable. noun colorableness. adv. colorably. </DL> <A NAME="coloradan"> Coloradan, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. of or having to do with the state of Colorado. <DD>noun a person born or living in Colorado. </DL> <A NAME="colorado"> colorado, adjective, noun, pl. -rados.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. made with medium-colored tobacco and of medium strength. Ex. a colorado cigar. <DD>noun a cigar of medium color and strength. </DL> <A NAME="coloradopotatobeetle"> Colorado potato beetle or Colorado beetle, =potato beetle.</DL> <A NAME="colorant"> colorant, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a coloring matter, such as a pigment or dye. Ex. The property of a colorant that makes it absorb more of one part of the visible spectrum than another is its chemical constitution (Deane B. Judd). </DL> <A NAME="coloration"> coloration, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the way in which a person or thing is colored; coloring. Ex. The coloration of a chameleon can change. The tiger's coloration helps conceal the animal in its natural surroundings (George B. Schaller). <DD> 2. coloring as characteristic of a painter or painting. Also, (especially British,) colouration. </DL> <A NAME="coloratura"> coloratura, noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. ornamental passages in music, such as trills or runs. Coloratura is used especially for vocal display. Ex. She can negotiate the trills and arabesques of coloraturas as easily as she trumpets out a stinging dramatic climax (Time). <DD> 2. a soprano who sings such passages. <DD> 3. music containing such passages. <DD>adj. 1. suited for singing ornamental passages in music. Ex. a coloratura soprano. <DD> 2. (in vocal music) having ornamental passages. </DL> <A NAME="colorature"> colorature, noun. =coloratura.</DL> <A NAME="colorbar"> color bar,<DL COMPACT><DD> the denial of social, economic, and political opportunities to some elements of a society on the basis of color. Ex. Perhaps one day I shall hear that some of them, at least, have found employment in a white restaurant, have smashed the color bar by their own skill, their own determination (Harper's). </DL> <A NAME="colorbearer"> colorbearer, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the person who carries the flag or colors; standard-bearer. </DL> <A NAME="colorblind"> color-blind, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. unable to tell certain colors apart, especially red and green; unable to perceive certain colors or any colors. Ex. Tests on color-blind persons of the type known as "protanopes," who confuse red and green, were particularly interesting when compared with tests on the normal eye (Science News Letter). <DD> 2. (Figurative.) unaware of distinctions or differences; not discriminative. Ex. to be color-blind to facts, color-blind laws. </DL> <A NAME="colorblindness"> color blindness, or color-blindness, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a visual inherited defect, consisting of an inability to tell certain colors apart or to perceive certain colors (usually red and green, sometimes blue and yellow). </DL> <A NAME="colorcast"> colorcast, noun, verb, -cast or -casted, -casting.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) <DD>noun a television broadcast in color. Ex. NBC showed a satisfying colorcast of the opera "Carmen" to hundreds of invited guests in Manhattan (Time). <DD>v.t., v.i. to broadcast (a television program) in color. Ex. National Broadcasting Co. announced it would colorcast the Tournament of Roses parade from Pasadena, Calif., New Year's Day (Wall Street Journal). </DL> <A NAME="colorcode"> color-code, transitive verb, -coded, -coding.<DL COMPACT><DD> to code or key by the use of different colors to denote different items or categories; color-key. Ex. Return envelopes have been color-coded with orange trim for Ontario, green for Quebec (New York Times). </DL> <A HREF="colored.dic">NEXT</A>