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colour

/ˈkʌlər/ /ˈkʌlə/

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noun

The spectral composition of visible light

Examples :

"Humans and birds can perceive color."

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noun

A subset thereof:

Examples :

"The blue colour of the sky is a subset of all possible colours. "

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noun

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."

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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 documented the patient's skin colour as pale and noted it could indicate anemia. "

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

Examples :

"After running up the stairs, a healthy colour returned to her cheeks. "

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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 soldier pledged allegiance to the colour of his regiment. "

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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."

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

Examples :

"Each morning at the army base, everyone gathers to witness the colours. "

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

Examples :

"Scientists study the colour of quarks to understand how they interact and form larger particles like protons and neutrons. "

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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 :

"Understanding an option's "colour" helps traders manage risk as it shows how quickly their gamma (and charm) will change. "

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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 document lost its "colour" after being printed with low toner, making the text look faded and gray. "

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Any of the colored balls excluding the reds.

Examples :

"In snooker, potting a colour after a red ball earns you extra points. "

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

Examples :

"He offered to help, but his kindness was just a colour for his real intention: to get close to my research. "

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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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verb

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."

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To affect without completely changing.

Examples :

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

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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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adjective

Conveying color, as opposed to shades of gray.

Examples :

"Color television and movies were considered a great improvement over black and white."

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