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Coloration vs Coloring - What's the difference?

coloration | coloring |

Coloring is a related term of coloration.



As nouns the difference between coloration and coloring

is that coloration is the act or art of coloring while coloring is an act or process which applies color.

As a verb coloring is

present participle of lang=en.

coloration

English

(wikipedia coloration)

Alternative forms

* colouration

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act or art of coloring.
  • The quality of being colored.
  • (music) A notational devise for indicating hemiola through either use of red ink (in mensural black notation) or black noteheads (in mensural white notation); or
  • (music) Ornamental division (also called passaggi, glosas, diminutions. etc.) employing rapid "black notes".

    • See also

    * diatonic * chromatic * coloratura ----

    coloring

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (mainly British: ) colouring

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An act or process which applies color.
  • The appearance as to color.
  • A disguise or discoloration.

    • Related terms

    * colorable * coloration * colored * color guard * colorless * color line