pseudocolor

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A form of pseudocolour — An arbitrary colour assigned to each gray level of a monochrome image; used especially in thermography

OriginEnglish color ← Middle English colour ← Anglo-Norman colur →
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Meanings

nounpseudocolor (plural pseudocolors)

plural pseudocolors

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of pseudocolour.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ḱel-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱélōs
  7. Proto-Italic*kelōs
  8. Old Latincolōs
  9. Latincolor
  10. Old Frenchcolor
  11. Anglo-Normancolur
  12. Middle Englishcolour
  13. Englishcolor
  14. Englishpseudocolor

From pseudo- + color.

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APA

pseudocolor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudocolor

MLA

“pseudocolor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudocolor. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudocolor,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudocolor.

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