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color by numbers

color by numbers is the alternative form of color by number.

color by numbers is the plural of color by number.

Meaning of color by number

Noun

color by number (plural color by numbers)

  1. (attributive) A simple coloring exercise, intended especially for children, consisting of a line drawing that divides the artwork into distinct spaces, the intended color of each indicated by a number and referenced from a key.
  2. (uncountable) A technique that applies such exercises, as formerly used in the production of large-scale animations for instance.

See all 3 meanings of color by number

Forms of color by numbers

third-person singular presentcolors by numbers
present participlecoloring by numbers
past participlecolored by numbers
pastcolored by numbers

Questions about color by numbers

What is color by numbers the alternative form of?
Color by numbers is the alternative form of color by number.

Words near color by numbers in the dictionary

  1. color bass
  2. color blind
  3. color blindness
  4. color blindnesses
  5. color by number
  6. color by numbers
  7. color center
  8. color charge
  9. color charges
  10. color code
  11. color coded

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