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/ˈkʌl.əz/ /ˈkʌl.ɚz/

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noun

The spectral composition of visible light

Examples :

"Humans and birds can perceive color."

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A subset thereof:

Examples :

"From all the vibrant colors in the rainbow, she chose only a few for her painting. "

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Examples :

"The artist took out her colors and began work on a landscape."

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Human skin tone, especially as an indicator of race or ethnicity.

Examples :

"Color has been a sensitive issue in many societies."

human race appearance color

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Skin color, noted as normal, jaundiced, cyanotic, flush, mottled, pale, or ashen as part of the skin signs assessment.

Examples :

"The nurse checked the patient's colors, noting pale skin and blue lips. "

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A flushed appearance of blood in the face; redness of complexion.

Examples :

"After running up the stairs, colors rose in her cheeks, making her look quite breathless. "

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Richness of expression; detail or flavour that is likely to generate interest or enjoyment.

Examples :

"Could you give me some color with regards to which products made up the mix of revenue for this quarter?"

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A standard, flag, or insignia:

Examples :

"The soldiers marched past, carrying their regiment's colors. "

heraldry military nation state

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(in the plural) An award for sporting achievement, particularly within a school or university.

Examples :

"He was awarded colors for his football."

sport achievement education

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(in the plural) The morning ceremony of raising the flag.

Examples :

""At the military base, everyone stands at attention during colors." "

military ritual

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A property of quarks, with three values called red, green, and blue, which they can exchange by passing gluons.

Examples :

"A quark can change its colors – red, green, or blue – by emitting or absorbing a gluon. "

physics energy color element

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A third-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the rate of change of gamma with respect to time, or equivalently the rate of change of charm with respect to changes in the underlying asset price.

Examples :

"Example Sentence: "Sophisticated options traders carefully monitor the colors of their portfolios to manage the rapidly evolving risks associated with short-dated contracts as expiration approaches." "

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The relative lightness or darkness of a mass of written or printed text on a page. (See type color.)

Examples :

"The designer adjusted the spacing to improve the colors of the paragraph, making it easier to read. "

type writing appearance color

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Any of the colored balls excluding the reds.

Examples :

"In snooker, after potting all the reds, you must pot the colors in a specific order to clear the table. "

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A front or facade; an ostensible truth actually false; pretext.

Examples :

"He presented his offer of help under the colors of friendship, but his real intention was to steal my client. "

appearance style

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An appearance of right or authority; color of law.

Examples :

"Under color of law, he managed to bilk taxpayers of millions of dollars."

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To give something color.

Examples :

"We could color the walls red."

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To apply colors to the areas within the boundaries of a line drawing using colored markers or crayons.

Examples :

"My kindergartener loves to color."

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(of a person or their face) To become red through increased blood flow.

Examples :

"Her face colored as she realized her mistake."

body physiology appearance

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To affect without completely changing.

Examples :

"That interpretation certainly colors my perception of the book."

appearance art color

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To attribute a quality to; to portray (as).

Examples :

"Color me confused."

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To assign colors to the vertices of a graph (or the regions of a map) so that no two vertices connected by an edge (regions sharing a border) have the same color.

Examples :

"Can this graph be 2-colored?"

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