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Definition of Change of color
1. Noun. An act that changes the light that something reflects.
Specialized synonyms: Lightening, Whitening, Blackening, Darkening, Discoloration, Discolouration, Coloring, Colouring
Lexicographical Neighbors of Change Of Color
Literary usage of Change of color
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia by Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1864)
"This change of color is one of the greatest physical events. ... A 7th star,
Procyon, is to be added to the above catalogue, its change of color having been ..."
2. Annual Record of Science and Industry for 1871-78 by Spencer Fullerton Baird (1873)
"change of color IN FISHES. Professor Pouchet, in an investigation into the
mechanism of the change of color in fishes and crustaceans, remarks that, ..."
3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1897)
"... tending towards the same end in the Auk for October, 1896, and January, 1897,
wherein he discusses change of color in the Screech Owl, Megascops asió. ..."
4. Clays: Their Occurrence, Properties, and Uses, with Especial Reference to by Heinrich Ries (1906)
"change of color.—Most clay outcrops which have been exposed to the weather for
some time show various tints of yellow or brown. This coloration, or rather ..."