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Definition: Coloration |
ColorationNoun1. Appearance with regard to color: "her healthy coloration". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "coloration" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1871. (references) |
Crosswords: Coloration |
| English words defined with "coloration": aposematic coloration ♦ dry ♦ Pictura, pigmentation, protective coloration, Pyrognostics ♦ variegation ♦ warning coloration, white. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "coloration": aposematic colour ♦ BUFFING-MACHINE OPERATOR ♦ electrophoretic display ♦ green flash, green ray ♦ natural conditions ♦ Pink Taco ♦ redout, regional haze visibility impairment ♦ Silver Staining, Skin Pigmentation, Skunks ♦ visibility impairment ♦ warning colour. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Coloration" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. French (coloration, colouring). |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Jackknife-fish's coloration makes it stand out to potential mates. Equetus lanceolatus. Credit: National Undersea Research Program (NURP). |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Their unique coloration makes them difficult to find. Most recent human rabies deaths have been due to a strain of rabies associated with this species. (references) | |
Economic History | Cote d'Ivoire | Moderate in outlook, it has a socialist coloration but which was more concerned with democratic reform than radical economic change. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Coloration" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 99.17% of the time. "Coloration" is used about 120 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 99.17% | 119 | 29,501 |
| Noun (common) | 0.83% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 120 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "coloration": apatetic coloration ♦ aposematic coloration ♦ cryptic coloration ♦ protective coloration ♦ warning coloration. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
cheveux coloration | 25 |
coloration | 11 |
coloration l oréal | 7 |
coloration l oral | 6 |
coloration hair | 4 |
cheveux coloration de | 2 |
bird coloration | 2 |
coloration plastique | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "coloration"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | ngjyrje (colouration), ngjyrim (colouration, connotation, dyeing, hue, nuance, overtone, shade, tincture, tinge, tint). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | تلوين (colouration, variegation), تلون (colouration). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | оцветяване (coloring, colouration, colouring, staining), оцветеност (colouration), окраска (color, colour, colouration, tint). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 着色 (Coloring, colouring, Pigmented, tinged). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | vybarvení, barvení (dying). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | farvning (colour, colouring, dyeing), farve (colour, dye, paint, tint). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | waarschuwingskleur (aposematic coloration, aposematic colour, warning colour), kleur van de vlam (flame coloration), aposematische kleur (aposematic coloration, aposematic colour, warning colour), anodisch kleurenproces (anodic coloration process). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | فن رنگرزی , حالت رنگ پذیری , رنگ امیزی . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | väritys (colour, colouring). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | coloration (colouring). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | farbgebung (coloring, colouring, tone). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | βαφή (colouring, dye, dying, pigment, pigmentation, polishing, stain, tincture), χρώση (chroma, colouring, staining), χρώμα (color, colour, dye, paint, pigment), χρωμάτισμα (painting), χρωματισμόσ (color, colour, colouration, pigmentation, tinge, tint), χρωματισμός (colour, colouring, painting, SHADE, staining). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | szinezés. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | pewarnaan. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | colorazione (coloring, colour, colouration, colouring, tint). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 彩り (assortment, color scheme, coloring, makeup), 呈色 (color, coloring). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | いろどり (assortment, color scheme, coloring, makeup), ていしょく (being contrary or incompatible, collision, color, coloring, conflict, contradiction, incompatibility, occupation, permanent planting, regular work, set meal, special, steady job, suspension from office), ていしき (color, coloring, formula). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 채색. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | olorationcay coloração (color, coloring, colour, colouration, tinge). (various references) окраска (coloring, colouration, colouring, dye, marking, paint, painting). (various references) obojenost (color, coloring, colour, colouring). (various references) coloración (colouration, marking). (various references) färgsättning (colouration). (various references) renklendirme (coloring, colouring, embellishment, staining, toning). (various references) розфарбування (colouration), фарбування (colouration, dyeing), забарвлення (color, coloring, colour, colouration, colouring, dye). (various references) sự tô m u (colouration), sự sơn m u m u sắc (colouration), sự nhuộm m u (colouration). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "coloration": colorations. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "coloration": discoloration. (additional references) | |
Words containing "coloration": discolorations. (additional references) | |
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"Coloration" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Coleorton, Colerton, colocation, comoration, Koolatron. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "coloration" (pronounced ku'lerā"shun) |
| 8 | k u' l er ā" sh u n | discoloration. |
| 6 | -l er ā" sh u n | acceleration, deceleration, declaration, exhilaration, exploration, toleration. |
| 5 | -er ā" sh u n | aberration, admiration, adoration, agglomeration, alteration, amelioration, aspiration, cogeneration, collaboration, commemoration, confederation, configuration, conglomeration, consideration, cooperation, corporation, corroboration, decoration, degeneration, deliberation, desperation, elaboration, enumeration, evaporation, exaggeration, exasperation, exoneration, expiration, federation, figuration, generation, inauguration, incarceration, incorporation, inspiration, laceration, liberation, maturation, moderation, nonproliferation, operation, perforation, perspiration, preparation, proliferation, reconfiguration, reconsideration, recuperation, redecoration, refrigeration, regeneration, reincorporation, reinvigoration, reiteration, remuneration, reparation, respiration, restoration, reverberation, saturation, separation. |
| 4 | -ā" sh u n | abbreviation, abdication, abomination, abrogation, acclimation, accommodation, accreditation, accumulation, accusation, acidification, activation, adaptation, adjudication, administration, adulation, advocation, affectation, affiliation, affirmation, aggravation, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, allocation, alphabetization, altercation, amalgamation, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, anticipation, antidiscrimination, appellation, application, appreciation, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, assassination, assimilation, association, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, bifurcation, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, coagulation, codification, cogitation, cohabitation, collectivization, colonization, colorization, combination, commendation, commercialization, communication, communization, compensation, compilation, complication, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conciliation, condemnation, condensation, confabulation, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, connotation, consecration, conservation, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, consultation, consummation, contamination, contemplation, continuation, conversation, convocation, coordination, coronation, correlation, creation, cremation, criminalization, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, decentralization, decertification, decontamination, decriminalization, dedication, defamation, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, denationalization, denomination, denuclearization, denunciation, depopulation, deportation, depravation, depreciation, depredation, deprivation, deregulation, derivation, desalination, desalinization, desecration, desegregation, desiccation, designation, desolation, destabilization, destination, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, dictation, differentiation, dilatation, dilation, discontinuation, discrimination, disembarkation, disinclination, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disputation, disqualification, dissemination, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, distillation, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, echolocation, edification, education, ejaculation, elation, electrification, elevation, elimination, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emulation, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evocation, exacerbation, examination, excavation, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, exfoliation, exhalation, exhortation, exhumation, expatriation, expectation, experimentation, explanation, explication, exploitation, expropriation, extermination, extrapolation, fabrication, facilitation, falsification, fascination, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, filtration, fixation, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fragmentation, frustration, fumigation, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, gentrification, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hibernation, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, identification, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, impregnation, improvisation, imputation, inactivation, incantation, incapacitation, incarnation, inclination, incoordination, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indoctrination, industrialization, infatuation, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, information, inhabitation, inhalation, initiation, innovation, inoculation, insemination, insinuation, installation, instigation, institutionalization, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, integration, intensification, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, inundation, invalidation, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, justification, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, libration, ligation, limitation, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, lubrication, machination, magnetization, magnification, malformation, manifestation, manipulation, marginalization, masturbation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, miscreation, misidentification, misinformation, misinterpretation, misrepresentation, mitigation, mobilization, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, motivation, multiplication, mummification, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nondiscrimination, normalization, notation, notification, nucleation, nullification, obfuscation, obligation, observation, occupation, optimization, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overpopulation, overregulation, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, pasteurization, penetration, permutation, perpetuation, personalization, personification, perturbation, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politicization, pollination, pontification, popularization, population, precipitation, predestination, prefabrication, premeditation, preoccupation, presentation, preservation, pressurization, privation, privatization, probation, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, profanation, prognostication, pronunciation, propagation, proration, prostration, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, rationalization, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, recertification, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recommendation, reconciliation, reconfirmation, recreation, recrimination, rectification, rededication, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reforestation, reformation, refutation, regimentation, registration, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reincarnation, reinterpretation, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, renationalization, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, repatriation, replication, representation, repudiation, reputation, reregulation, reservation, resignation, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, reunification, revaluation, revelation, revitalization, revocation, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanitation, saponification, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, segmentation, segregation, sensation, sequestration, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, subordination, subsidization, substantiation, suburbanization, suffocation, summation, superstation, syndication, tabulation, taxation, telecommunication, temptation, termination, titillation, transformation, transillumination, translation, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, vulgarization, westernization. |
| 3 | -sh u n | abduction, abolition, abortion, absolution, absorption, abstraction, academician, accession, accretion, acquisition, action, addiction, addition, admission, admonition, adoption, advection, affection, affliction, aggression, alliteration, alternation, ambition, ammunition, antiabortion, anticorruption, apparition, apportion, apprehension, ascension, ashen, assertion, assumption, attention, attraction, attribution, attrition, auction, audition, beautician, benediction, brutalization, caption, carburetion, caution, circulation, circumspection, clinician, coalition, coercion, cognition, collection, commission, commotion, compassion, competition, completion, complexion, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, conception, conceptualization, concession, concoction, concussion, condescension, condition, conduction, confection, confession, conjunction, connection, conniption, conscription, constitution, constriction, construction, consumption, contention, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, contrition, convection, convention, conviction, convolution, convulsion, correction, corruption, counterrevolution, crucifixion, cushion, deception, decimation, decommission, decomposition, decompression, deconstruction, deduction, defection, definition, deletion, demolition, demotion, dentition, depiction, depletion, deposition, depression, dereliction, description, desertion, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, devolution, devotion, diction, dietitian, diffraction, digression, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, disconnection, discretion, discussion, disinfection, disposition, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissension, dissolution, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, dysfunction, edition, egyptian, ejection, election, electrician, electrocution, elocution, emission, emotion, emulsion, encryption, erection, erudition, eruption, eviction, evolution, exaction, exception, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exhibition, expansion, expedition, exposition, expression, expulsion, extension, extinction, extortion, extraction, extradition, faction, fashion, fiction, fission, flexion, formalization, fraction, freshen, friction, fruition, function, gentian, geriatrician, gumption, hessian, homogenization, hypertension, hypotension, ignition, impassion, imperfection, imposition, impression, inaction, inception, incineration, indiscretion, induction, infarction, infection, inflection, infliction, infraction, inhibition, injection, injunction, inquisition, inscription, insertion, inspection, institution, instruction, insurrection, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intermission, interruption, intersection, introduction, introspection, intuition, invention, junction, jurisdiction, juxtaposition, lilliputian, liposuction, liquefaction, locomotion, logician, lotion, magician, malfunction, malnutrition, mansion, martian, mathematician, mention, midsection, misapprehension, misconception, misimpression, misperception, mission, mortician, motion, munition, musician, nonaggression, nonfiction, nonprescription, notion, nutrition, objection, obsession, obstetrician, obstruction, ocean, omission, opposition, oppression, optician, option, overconsumption, overexpansion, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, oversimplification, partition, passion, patrician, pediatrician, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, permission, persecution, petition, physician, politician, pollution, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, preconception, precondition, prediction, predilection, predisposition, preelection, preemption, preignition, premonition, prescription, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, procession, production, profession, progression, prohibition, projection, promotion, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, protection, ration, reaction, reassertion, reception, recession, recognition, recollection, recondition, reconstruction, redefinition, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reflection, regression, reimposition, reinspection, reintegration, reintroduction, reinvention, rejection, remission, rendition, repercussion, repetition, reposition, repossession, repression, reproduction, requisition, resolution, restitution, restriction, resumption, resurrection, retention, retraction, retransmission, retribution, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, sanction, satisfaction, secession, secretion, section, sedition, seduction, selection, session, solution, statistician, submission, subscription, subsection, substation, substitution, subtraction, succession, suction, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, tactician, technician, tension, theoretician, titian, traction, tradition, transaction, transcription, transection, transgression, transition, transmission, tuition, venetian, volition, workstation. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-i-l-n-o-o-o-r-t" | |
-2 letters: cilantro, colorant, contrail, location. | |
-3 letters: carotin, cartoon, clarion, control, coolant, coranto, coronal, locator, octanol, oration, orcinol, ortolan. | |
-4 letters: action, alnico, aortic, aroint, atonic, cantor, carlin, caroli, carton, cation, catlin, citola, citral, citron, coital, coloni, contra, corona, cortin, craton, croton, latino, lictor, lorica, lotion, octroi, oilcan, oorali, racoon, ration, ratlin, ratoon, rialto, rictal, tailor. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-i-l-n-o-o-o-r-t" | |
+1 letter: colorations. | |
+2 letters: colorization, consolidator. | |
+3 letters: collaboration, colorizations, consolidators, discoloration. | |
+4 letters: bronchodilator, coevolutionary, collaborations, conformational, conglomeration, decolorization, discolorations, gerontological, macroevolution, noncorrelation, ornithological, recolonization. | |
+5 letters: anthropological, autocorrelation, bronchodilators, chorioallantoic, chorioallantois, confrontational, conglomerations, decolorizations, macroevolutions, neuropathologic, nonastronomical, noncorrelations, orthodontically, recolonizations. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
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