pseudocoloring

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A form of pseudocolouring — The assignment of arbitrary colours to the grey levels of a monochrome image; used especially in thermography

OriginEnglish coloring ← Middle English pseudo- ← Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs) →
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Meanings

nounpseudocoloring (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative spelling of pseudocolouring.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Englishcoloring
  6. Englishpseudocoloring

From pseudo- + coloring.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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