Desaturation

/ˌdiːˌsætʃəˈreɪʃən/ noun

Definition

The process or result of reducing the saturation or intensity of something, such as a color or chemical solution.

Etymology

From 'desaturate' + '-tion' suffix creating a noun form. The term became prominent in chemistry and digital imaging throughout the 20th century.

Kelly Says

Desaturation is why food dyes fade in sunlight and why old photographs in your grandmother's albums gradually turned gray—it's a universal process of color loss over time.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
צבע እንደ ቀለም ነው
ts'eb en-de qele-m ne-w
ARالعربية
انخفاض اللون
in-kha-fa al-la-wan
BNবাংলা
বর্ণহীনতা
bor-n-a-hin-ta
CACatalà
desaturació
de-sa-tyu-ra-syo
CSČeština
desaturace
de-sa-tyu-ra-ce
DADansk
desaturering
de-sa-ty-re-ring
DEDeutsch
Desäturaton
de-sa-tyu-ra-ton
ELΕλληνικά
αποχρωματισμός
a-po-hro-ma-tis-mos
ESEspañol
desaturación
de-sa-tyu-ra-syon
FAفارسی
کاهش رنگ
ka-haas rang
FISuomi
värihäivitys
va-ri-hai-vi-tys
FRFrançais
désaturation
de-sa-tyu-ra-syon
GUGU
રંગ ઓછું કરવું
rang oochu karvu
HAHA
fada lafi
fa-da la-fi
HEעברית
דה-סטיורציה
deh-sti-yur-tsi-ya
HIहिन्दी
रंगों का कम होना
rangon ka kam hona
HUMagyar
telítetlenség
te-li-te-tle-n-seg
IDBahasa Indonesia
desaturasi
de-sa-tyu-ra-si
IGIG
kụta ụkwụ
ku-ta uk-wu
ITItaliano
desaturazione
de-sa-tyu-ra-syone
JA日本語
彩度減退
sai-do-gen-tai
KKKK
рәнгті азайту
r-eng-ti a-za-yt-u
KMKM
ប្រអប់ពណ៌
bra-ap-pon-var
KO한국어
채도 감소
chae-do gam-so
MRMR
रंग कमी करा
rang ka-mee ka-ra
MSBahasa Melayu
penurunan kejenuhan
pe-nu-ran ke-je-nu-han
MYမြန်မာ
ရင့်မွေးမှ ပျောက်ကွယ်
y-ing-mwe-h ma pyauk-kwe
NLNederlands
desaturatie
de-sa-tyu-ra-tie
NONorsk
desaturering
de-sa-ty-re-ring
PAPA
ਰੰਗ ਘਟਾ
rang ghataa
PLPolski
desaturacja
de-sa-tyu-ra-cja
PTPortuguês
desaturação
de-sa-tyu-ra-syon
RORomână
desaturație
de-sa-tyu-ra-tie
RUРусский
десатурация
de-sa-ty-ra-tsi-ya
SVSvenska
desaturering
de-sa-ty-re-ring
SWKiswahili
kupunguzia rangi
ku-pu-ng-u-zi-a ran-gi
TAதமிழ்
நிறம் குறைதல்
nir-am ku-rai-thal
TEతెలుగు
రంగు తగ్గింపు
ra-ngu ta-gg-in-pu
THไทย
จาง
chaang
TLTL
mababaw ang kulay
ma-ba-baw ang ku-lay
TRTürkçe
desaturasyon
de-sa-tyu-ra-syon
UKУкраїнська
десатурація
de-sa-tyu-ra-tsi-ya
URاردو
رنگ کی کمی
rang ki kami
VITiếng Việt
mất màu
mat mau
YOYO
ṣeṣẹ ẹrọ
she-she er-o
ZH中文
失色
shī sè
ZUZU
ukususa ukusasa
u-ku-su-sa u-ku-sa-sa

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