Technicolor
See also: technicolor
English
editEtymology
editBlend of technology + color. A trademark (1916), in reference to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where two of its three developers met.
Pronunciation
edit- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtɛk.nɪˌkʌl.ə(ɹ)/
- Homophone: technicolor
Noun
editTechnicolor (uncountable)
- A colour process for motion pictures, developed and used in the twentieth century and known for its hyperrealistic, saturated levels of colour.
Derived terms
editAdjective
editTechnicolor (not comparable)
- Using the Technicolor process.
- It was his opinion that 1946's Do You Love Me, a Technicolor musical, would go down much better with 'industrial audiences' than the 'better class' of viewer.