different between technicolored vs technicolor

English

Alternative forms

• technicoloured (British)

Etymology

From the trademark Technicolor for a series of color film processes pioneered by Technicolor Motion Picture Corporation; +? -ed.

Adjective

technicolored (not comparable)

1. In brilliant, often surreal colors.

English

Alternative forms

• technicolour (British spelling)

Etymology

From Technicolor.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?t?k.n??k?l.?(?)/
• Homophone: Technicolor

Noun

technicolor (plural technicolors)

1. (American spelling) A process of colour cinematography using synchronised monochrome films, each of a different colour, to produce a colour print.
2. (informal) Vivid colour.
3. (physics) A collection of theories based on quantum chromodynamics

Adjective

technicolor (not comparable)

1. (American spelling) Extremely or excessively colourful.
2. (physics) Describing something in a technicolor model, a model that is similar to the Standard model but lacks a scalar Higgs field.

Usage notes

• Some use the British English spelling of colour to give technicolour, but this might be considered incorrect as the word comes from a trademark spelt without the "u". However, the Oxford Dictionary shows both spellings.
• Perhaps the most common use of this word is in the title of the popular musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

Related terms

• Technicolor yawn
• technicolored/technicoloured

See also

• technicolor on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

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