"discoloration" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: discolorations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: From discolor + -ation. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|discolor|ation}} discolor + -ation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} discoloration (countable and uncountable, plural discolorations)
  1. The act of discoloring, or the state of being discolored; alteration of hue or appearance. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (act of discolouring or state of being discolored): 變色 (Chinese Mandarin), 变色 (biànsè) (Chinese Mandarin), misfarvning [common-gender] (Danish), värjääntyminen (Finnish), värjääminen (english: act) (Finnish), värivirhe [state] (Finnish), décoloration [feminine] (French), Verfärbung [feminine] (German), αποχρωματισμός (apochromatismós) [masculine] (Greek), 変色 (henshoku) (alt: へんしょく) (Japanese), түссіздендіру (tüssızdendıru) (Kazakh), misfarging [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), misfarging [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), barwica (note: of wood) [feminine] (Polish), обесцве́чивание (obescvéčivanije) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-discoloration-en-noun-5NXAVf9t Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ation Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ation: 82 18 Disambiguation of 'act of discolouring or state of being discolored': 78 22
  2. A discolored spot; a stain. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (discoloured spot): värivirhe (Finnish), Verfärbung [feminine] (German), Fleck [masculine] (German), Blutfleck (english: blood) [masculine] (German), Kaffeefleck (english: coffee) [masculine] (German), αποχρωματισμός (apochromatismós) [masculine] (Greek), blāvums [masculine] (Latvian), nespodrums [masculine] (Latvian), poapoa (Maori)
    Sense id: en-discoloration-en-noun-pnb7kdJy Disambiguation of 'discoloured spot': 28 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: discolouration

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