Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pseudocolour

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pseu-do-colour
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)der. Middle English pseudo- English pseudo- English colour English pseudocolour From pseudo- + colour.

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Questions

What does pseudocolour mean?
An arbitrary colour assigned to each gray level of a monochrome image; used especially in thermography
Where does pseudocolour come from?
Etymology tree Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)der. Middle English pseudo- English pseudo- English colour English pseudocolour From pseudo- + colour.

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