discoloration

English

Alternative forms

discolouration

Etymology

From discolor +‎ -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／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)
Japanese: 変色 (ja) (へんしょく, henshoku)
Kazakh: түссіздендіру (tüssızdendıru)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: misfarging (no) m or f

Nynorsk: misfarging f
Polish: barwica (pl) f (of wood)
Russian: обесцве́чивание (ru) n (obescvéčivanije)

discoloured spot

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

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