Colouration — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the timbre of a musical sound

appearance with regard to color

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɪstəlˌaɪzᵻz/

🇬🇧British English

/dˌɪsɪnfˈɛktənts/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˌɪsɪnfˈɛktənts/

4 syllables Say it as /kɹˈɪstəlˌaɪzᵻz/.

Examples

the recording fails to capture the true color of the original music
her healthy coloration

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

color colour coloration

Parts of Speech

noun	the timbre of a musical sound “the recording fails to capture the true color of the original music”
noun	appearance with regard to color “her healthy coloration”
noun	choice and use of colors (as by an artist)

Word Forms

color

verb

decorate with colors

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Färbung

die Klangfarbe eines musikalischen Klangs

🇫🇷French

coloration

le timbre d'un son musical

🇪🇸Spanish

coloración

el timbre de un sonido musical

🇮🇹Italian

colorazione

il timbro di un suono musicale

🇳🇱Dutch

kleuring

het timbre van een muzikaal geluid

🇵🇹Portuguese

coloração

o timbre de um som musical

🇷🇺Russian

окраска

тембр музыкального звука

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रंगाई

एक संगीतमय ध्वनि की लय

🇧🇩Bengali

রঙ

একটি বাদ্যযন্ত্রের শব্দ

🇮🇳Tamil

வண்ணம்

ஒரு இசை ஒலியின் ஒலி

🇮🇳Telugu

రంగు

సంగీత ధ్వని యొక్క ధ్వని

🇮🇳Marathi

रंग

संगीताच्या आवाजाचे लाकूड

🇮🇳Gujarati

રંગ

સંગીતના ધ્વનિનું લાકડું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಣ್ಣ

ಸಂಗೀತದ ಧ್ವನಿಯ ಧ್ವನಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിറം

ഒരു സംഗീത ശബ്ദത്തിൻ്റെ ശബ്ദം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੰਗ

ਇੱਕ ਸੰਗੀਤਕ ਆਵਾਜ਼ ਦੀ ਲੱਕੜ

🇵🇰Urdu

رنگ کاری

ایک موسیقی کی آواز کی ٹمبر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

着色

音乐声音的音色

🇯🇵Japanese

着色

楽音の音色

🇰🇷Korean

특색

음악적 소리의 음색

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự nhuộm màu

âm sắc của âm thanh âm nhạc

🇹🇭Thai

การระบายสี

เสียงต่ำของเสียงดนตรี

🇮🇩Indonesian

pewarnaan

timbre suara musik

🇵🇭Filipino

pangkulay

ang timbre ng isang musikal na tunog

🇲🇾Malay

pewarnaan

timbre bunyi muzik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تلون

جرس الصوت الموسيقي

🇮🇷Persian

رنگ آمیزی

تن صدای موسیقی

🇹🇷Turkish

renklenme

bir müzik sesinin tınısı

🇮🇱Hebrew

צבעוניות

גוון של צליל מוזיקלי

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The primary meaning of 'colouration' is 'the timbre of a musical sound'.

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Using 'colouration' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'colouration' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'colouration' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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