"colour code" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: colour codes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} colour code (plural colour codes)
  1. (British spelling) Any system where colours are used to categorize elements of sets. Tags: UK Related terms: code black • code blue • code brown • code grey • code orange • code pink • code red • code silver • code white • code yellow, false colour Translations (system where colors are used to categorize elements of sets): Farbschlüssel [masculine] (German), Farbenschlüssel [masculine] (German), Farbcode [masculine] (German), färgkod [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-colour_code-en-noun-EVLkMCap Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48

Verb

Forms: colour codes [present, singular, third-person], colour coding [participle, present], colour coded [participle, past], colour coded [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} colour code (third-person singular simple present colour codes, present participle colour coding, simple past and past participle colour coded)
  1. (British spelling) To mark items with a colour code as a means of sorting. Tags: UK Synonyms: color code (english: American English), colour-code
    Sense id: en-colour_code-en-verb-xBlahusM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for colour code meaning in English (2.6kB)

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