Definition
The pattern, distribution, or scheme of colors on an animal, plant, or object; the process or result of coloring.
Etymology
From 'color' + '-ation' (noun-forming suffix), derived from Latin 'coloratio.' The term became standardized in biology and natural history to describe color patterns in organisms.
Kelly Says
A butterfly's colouration isn't just pretty—it's survival: bright colors warn predators 'I'm poisonous,' while cryptic colouration makes insects invisible to hungry birds, showing how every pattern has an evolutionary purpose.
Translations
CACatalà
coloració
koh-lo-rah-syohn
CSČeština
zbarvení
zbar-ve-ni
DADansk
farvning
far-vning
DEDeutsch
Färbung
faer-boong
ELΕλληνικά
χρωματισμός
hro-ma-tis-mos
ESEspañol
coloración
koh-lo-rah-syohn
FAفارسی
رنگآمیزی
rang-e-amezi
FRFrançais
coloration
koh-lo-ras-yon
HUMagyar
színeződés
szee-nez-o-des
IDBahasa Indonesia
pewarnaan
pe-warna-an
ITItaliano
colorazione
koh-lo-rah-tsyo-neh
MSBahasa Melayu
pewarnaan
pe-warna-an
NLNederlands
kleuring
klay-ring
PLPolski
barwienie
bar-vie-nie
PTPortuguês
coloração
koh-lo-rah-syohn
RORomână
colorare
koh-lo-rah-reh
RUРусский
цветовая гамма
tsvetovaya gamma
SVSvenska
färgning
fär-gning
TRTürkçe
renklenmedir
renk-len-me-dir
UKУкраїнська
забарвлення
za-barv-lennya
VITiếng Việt
màu sắc
mau sac