pseudocolour

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noun

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

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

nounpseudocolour (plural pseudocolours)

plural pseudocolours · alternative pseudocolor

  1. An arbitrary colour assigned to each gray level of a monochrome image; used especially in thermography

Origin

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

From pseudo- + colour.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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