coloration

/ˈkʌləˌreɪʃən/

Other forms: colorations

Definitions of coloration

1. noun

   appearance with regard to color
   “her healthy coloration”

   synonyms: colouration

   types:

   hair coloring

   coloring of the hair

   pigmentation

   coloration of living tissues by pigment

   depigmentation

   absence or loss of pigmentation (or less than normal pigmentation) in the skin or hair

   protective coloration

   coloration making an organism less visible or attractive to predators

   chromatism

   abnormal pigmentation

   melanoderma

   abnormally dark skin caused by increased deposits of melatonin

   poliosis

   loss of color from the hair

   aposematic coloration, warning coloration

   conspicuous coloration or markings of an animal serving to warn off predators

   apatetic coloration

   coloring serving as natural camouflage

   cryptic coloration

   coloring that conceals or disguises an animal's shape

   type of:

   color, coloring, colour, colouring

   a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
2. noun

   choice and use of colors (as by an artist)
   synonyms: colouration

   type of:

   choice, option, pick, selection

   the act of choosing or selecting
3. noun

   the timbre of a musical sound
   synonyms: color, colour, colouration

   type of:

   quality, timber, timbre, tone

   (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)