Ochre vs Terracotta - What's the difference?
ochre | terracotta |
An earth pigment containing silica, aluminum and ferric oxide
A somewhat dark yellowish orange colour
(molecular biology, colloquial) The stop codon sequence "UAA."
Having a yellow-orange colour.
(archaeology) Referring to cultures that covered their dead with ochre.
to cover with ochre
a hard red-brown unglazed earthenware, used for pottery and building construction
Of the colour of .
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As nouns the difference between ochre and terracotta
is that ochre is an earth pigment containing silica, aluminum and ferric oxide while terracotta is a hard red-brown unglazed earthenware, used for pottery and building construction.As adjectives the difference between ochre and terracotta
is that ochre is having a yellow-orange colour while terracotta is of the colour of terracotta.As a verb ochre
is to cover with ochre.ochre
English
(wikipedia ochre)Alternative forms
* ocherNoun
(en noun)Derived terms
* brown ochre * gold ochre * purple ochre * red ochre * yellow ochreAdjective
(-)Verb
(ochr)See also
* ochrous * kokowai * ruddle *Anagrams
*terracotta
English
Alternative forms
* terra cottaNoun
(terra cotta) (en-noun)Adjective
(-)- A dull red or terracotta brown is far better, and sets off the foliage of Palms or Ferns to greater advantage.
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