discoloration

English

Alternative forms

• discolouration

Etymology

From discolor +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

discoloration (countable and uncountable, plural discolorations)

1. The act of discoloring, or the state of being discolored; alteration of hue or appearance.
2. A discolored spot; a stain.

Translations

act of discolouring or state of being discolored

Chinese: Mandarin: 變色 / 变色 (zh) (biànsè) Danish: misfarvning (da) c Finnish: värjääntyminen (fi), värjääminen (fi) (act); värivirhe (state) French: décoloration (fr) f Georgian: გაუფერულება (gauperuleba) German: Verfärbung (de) f Greek: αποχρωματισμός (el) m (apochromatismós) Japanese: 変色 (ja) (へんしょく, henshoku) Kazakh: түссіздендіру (tüssızdendıru) Norwegian: Bokmål: misfarging (no) m or f Nynorsk: misfarging f Polish: barwica (pl) f (of wood) Russian: обесцве́чивание (ru) n (obescvéčivanije) Spanish: decoloración f, descoloramiento (es) m

discoloured spot

Finnish: värivirhe German: Verfärbung (de) f, Fleck (de) m, Blutfleck (de) m (blood), Kaffeefleck (de) m (coffee) Greek: αποχρωματισμός (el) m (apochromatismós) Latvian: blāvums m, nespodrums m Maori: poapoa