colourabilitycolorabilityn.

Brit.

/ˌkʌl(ə)rəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S.

/ˌkəl(ə)rəˈbɪlᵻdi/

Forms: 1700s– colorability, 1800s– colourability.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: colourable adj., -ity suffix.

Etymology: < colourable adj. + -ity suffix: see -bility suffix. Compare earlier (in different sense) colourableness n.

1. The ability to be coloured or to take on colour.

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1760 Universal Mag. 27 360/2 Among those [particular properties of bodies] known to us, we may reckon hardness, elasticity, fluidity, solidity, transparency, opacity, sound, colorability, &c.

1896 F. A. Welby tr. W. Biederman Electr-Physiol. i. 52 Increased colourability of the arimetabolous..bands can be observed during contraction, while the metabolous..segments stain much less deeply.

1933 Proc. Royal Soc. Ser. B. 114 37 They undergo increase in size with loss of colourability with neutral red and Janus green.

1965 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald Jrnl. 14 Oct. 35/3 (advt.) Due to wool's great colorability, its marvelous manner of holding and projecting both delicate and vibrant hues, it is ideal for the newly toned solid colors.

2003 K. E. Kear Devel. Thermoplastic Elastomers ii. 6/2 These next generation TPVs also have very high colourability. They require less colorant and lighter, brighter colours may be achieved.

†2. The property or quality of imparting or producing colour. Obsolete. rare.

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the world > matter > colour > colouring > [noun] > possessing colouring quality

colourability1874

1874 W. Crookes Pract. Handbk. Dyeing 375 The colourability of the lichens is not a property of these plants as a whole.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	colourability
释义	colourabilitycolorabilityn. Brit. /ˌkʌl(ə)rəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S. /ˌkəl(ə)rəˈbɪlᵻdi/ Forms: 1700s– colorability, 1800s– colourability. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: colourable adj., -ity suffix. Etymology: < colourable adj. + -ity suffix: see -bility suffix. Compare earlier (in different sense) colourableness n. 1. The ability to be coloured or to take on colour. ΚΠ 1760 Universal Mag. 27 360/2 Among those [particular properties of bodies] known to us, we may reckon hardness, elasticity, fluidity, solidity, transparency, opacity, sound, colorability, &c. 1896 F. A. Welby tr. W. Biederman Electr-Physiol. i. 52 Increased colourability of the arimetabolous..bands can be observed during contraction, while the metabolous..segments stain much less deeply. 1933 Proc. Royal Soc. Ser. B. 114 37 They undergo increase in size with loss of colourability with neutral red and Janus green. 1965 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald Jrnl. 14 Oct. 35/3 (advt.) Due to wool's great colorability, its marvelous manner of holding and projecting both delicate and vibrant hues, it is ideal for the newly toned solid colors. 2003 K. E. Kear Devel. Thermoplastic Elastomers ii. 6/2 These next generation TPVs also have very high colourability. They require less colorant and lighter, brighter colours may be achieved. †2. The property or quality of imparting or producing colour. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > colouring > [noun] > possessing colouring quality colourability1874 1874 W. Crookes Pract. Handbk. Dyeing 375 The colourability of the lichens is not a property of these plants as a whole. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1760
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