Technicolor
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See also: technicolor
English
Etymology
Blend of technology + color. A trademark (1916), in reference to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where two of its three developers met.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtɛk.nɪˌkʌl.ə(ɹ)/
- Homophone: technicolor
Noun
Technicolor (uncountable)
- A colour process for motion pictures, developed and used in the twentieth century and known for its hyperrealistic, saturated levels of colour.
- filmed in Technicolor [collocation in movie credits]
Derived terms
Adjective
Technicolor (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.