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false colour

false colour noun: having colours that are different from those of reality, especially such that the colours used correspond to some physical or spectral significance (e.g. representing temperature, wavelength, species of microbe, or other meaning).

false colour: having colours that are different from those of reality, especially such that the colours used...
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Noun

false colour (plural false colours)

  1. (attributive, especially) Having colours that are different from those of reality, especially such that the colours used correspond to some physical or spectral significance (e.g. representing temperature, wavelength, species of microbe, or other meaning).
    • A false-colour image from a microscope helps highlight the variety of microbial species present in a single sample of soil.
    • The temperature gradient is shown here in false colour for convenience.

false colour meaning in Tamil

false colour in Tamil

போலி வண்ணம், போலி நிறம்

Forms of false colour

pluralfalse colours
alternative formfalse color
alternative formfalse-color
alternative formfalse-colour
alternative formfalse colouring

Questions about false colour

What does false colour mean?
False colour means having colours that are different from those of reality, especially such that the colours used correspond to some physical or spectral significance (e.g. representing temperature, wavelength, species of microbe, or other meaning).
What is false colour in Tamil?
False colour in Tamil is போலி வண்ணம், போலி நிறம். See False colour meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is false colour?
False colour is a noun.
What is the plural of false colour?
The plural of false colour is false colours.

Words near false colour in the dictionary

  1. false chanterelle
  2. false chanterelles
  3. false cirrus
  4. false cognate
  5. false cognates
  6. false colour
  7. false colours
  8. false conception
  9. false conceptions
  10. false consciousness
  11. false consciousnesses

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