Etymology

pseudocolour

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Today it means: An arbitrary colour assigned to each gray level of a monochrome image; used especially in thermography Full definition →

English colour ← Middle English pseudo- ← Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)
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  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Englishcolour
  6. English todaypseudocolour

From pseudo- + colour.

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