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colours

/ˈkʌlərz/ /ˈkʌlɚz/

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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 :

"The art teacher asked the students to choose a few colours from the large palette of paints available. "

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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."

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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 colours as pale and ashen, indicating a potential problem. "

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

Examples :

"After running to catch the bus, she had high colours in 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 soldiers marched proudly, carrying the regimental colours. "

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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 :

"The soldiers gathered on the parade ground for colours at dawn. "

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

Examples :

"Physicists use the term "colours" to describe a fundamental property of quarks, not related to visible light, that allows them to interact via gluons. "

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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 "colours" is crucial for professional options traders managing risk effectively. "

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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 different fonts on the document created varying colours on the page, making some sections appear bolder and easier to read. "

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Any of the colored balls excluding the reds.

Examples :

"In snooker, after potting all the reds, you must pot the colours in order: yellow, green, brown, blue, pink, and black. "

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

Examples :

"He claimed to be helping his elderly neighbor, but his actions were only colours for his real intention: stealing her valuable possessions. "

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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."

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To affect without completely changing.

Examples :

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

appearance color

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

Examples :

"Color me confused."

appearance art style quality

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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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Flag denoting the nationality of a vessel, flown from the stern.

Examples :

"The ship sailed into the harbor flying its colours proudly. "

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