pseudocolouring

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noun

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

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

nounpseudocolouring (uncountable)

alternative pseudocoloring

  1. uncountablecomputingThe assignment of arbitrary colours to the grey levels of a monochrome image; used especially in thermography

Origin

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

From pseudo- + colouring.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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