discoloration

English

Alternative forms

discolouration

Etymology

From discolor or discolour +‎ -ation

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

discoloration (countable and uncountable, plural discolorations)

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

Translations

act of discolouring or state of being discolored

Chinese:
Mandarin: 變色 (zh), 变色 (zh) (biànsè)
Danish: misfarvning (da) c
Finnish: värjääntyminen, värjääminen (act); värivirhe (state)
French: décoloration (fr) f
German: Verfärbung (de) f

Greek: αποχρωματισμός (el) m (apochromatismós), ξεθώριασμα (el) n (xethóriasma)
Japanese: 変色 (ja) (へんしょく, henshoku)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: misfarging (no) m or f

Nynorsk: misfarging f
Russian: обесцве́чивание (ru) n (obescvéčivanije)

discoloured spot

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

Latvian: blāvums m, nespodrums m
Maori: poapoa

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