"colorization" meaning in English

See colorization in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: en-us-colorization.ogg [US] Forms: colorizations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: color + -ization Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|color|ization}} color + -ization Head templates: {{en-noun}} colorization (plural colorizations)
  1. An electronic process that adds color to black and white movies. Synonyms: colorisation, colourisation [British], colourization [Canadian] Related terms: colorize, colourise, colourize, colorized, colourised, colourized Translations (a process to add color to movies): colorisation (French), färgläggning [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-colorization-en-noun-EELAYi~8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ization

Inflected forms

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