"technicolor" meaning in All languages combined

See technicolor on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈtɛk.nɪˌkʌl.ə(ɹ)/ [UK]
Etymology: From Technicolor. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Technicolor}} Technicolor Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} technicolor (not comparable)
  1. (American spelling) Extremely or excessively colourful. Tags: US, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-technicolor-en-adj--mcL0oym Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English genericized trademarks Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 34 22 1 30 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 21 27 22 1 29 Disambiguation of English genericized trademarks: 17 28 23 3 29
  2. (physics) Describing something in a technicolor model, a model that is similar to the Standard Model but lacks a scalar Higgs field. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-technicolor-en-adj-lcG7yDC6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English genericized trademarks Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 34 22 1 30 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 21 27 22 1 29 Disambiguation of English genericized trademarks: 17 28 23 3 29 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: technicolour [UK]

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈtɛk.nɪˌkʌl.ə(ɹ)/ [UK] Forms: technicolors [plural]
Etymology: From Technicolor. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Technicolor}} Technicolor Head templates: {{en-noun}} technicolor (plural technicolors)
  1. (American spelling) A process of colour cinematography using synchronised monochrome films, each of a different colour, to produce a colour print. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-technicolor-en-noun-de0ozz3i Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English genericized trademarks Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 34 22 1 30 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 21 27 22 1 29 Disambiguation of English genericized trademarks: 17 28 23 3 29
  2. (informal) Vivid colour. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-technicolor-en-noun-q7JCKEFv
  3. (physics) A collection of theories based on quantum chromodynamics Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-technicolor-en-noun-2UTJmoeT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English genericized trademarks Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 34 22 1 30 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 21 27 22 1 29 Disambiguation of English genericized trademarks: 17 28 23 3 29 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: technicolour [UK] Related terms: Technicolor yawn, technicolored, technicoloured

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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