colorization en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Indo-European *ḱélōs Proto-Italic *kelōs Old Latin colōs Latin color Old French color Anglo-Norman colurbor. Middle English colour English color Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ization English colorization From color + -ization.
Meanings
- (US) An electronic process that adds color to black and white movies.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| colorizations | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| colourisation | alternative | lexicographic | |
| colourization | British, Canada, English, Oxford, alternative | lexicographic | |
| colorisation | alternative, uncommon | lexicographic |
Deriveds
decolorization · recolorization
Relateds
colourise · colourize · colorize · colourised · colorized · colourized
Translations (2)
sv färgläggning (a process to add color to movies) · fr colorisation (a process to add color to movies)