colorization

/ˌkəɫɝəˈzeɪʃən/ noun

An electronic process that adds color to black and white movies.

Word Origin Colorization comes from Latin color 'color' — the suffix -ize makes it a verb, and -ation turns it into a noun. So it's the act of making something colored. The root color gives us colorful, colorless, and discoloration. The PIE root *kel- meant 'to cover, conceal,' which is also the source of conceal and occult — color originally was something that covers or disguises.

noun An electronic process that adds color to black and white movies. countable

The colorization of classic films remains controversial among purists.

(名词) 着色处理;上色

经典电影的上色处理在纯粹主义者中仍然存在争议。

(sustantivo) colorización; coloreado [Un proceso electrónico que añade color a películas en blanco y negro.]

La colorización de las películas clásicas sigue siendo controversial entre los puristas.

(nom) colorisation; coloriage numérique [Processus électronique consistant à ajouter de la couleur à des films en noir et blanc.]

La colorisation de films classiques reste controversée parmi les puristes.

(Substantiv) Kolorierung; Nachkolorierung [Ein elektronisches Verfahren, bei dem Schwarz-Weiß-Filmen nachträglich Farbe hinzugefügt wird.]

Die **colorization** klassischer Filme bleibt unter Puristen umstritten.

(名詞) 電子的な処理によって白黒映画に色を付けること。

古典的な映画のカラー化は、原作主義者たちの間では今もなお議論が分かれている。

(substantivo) colorização; colorização digital [Um processo eletrônico que adiciona cor a filmes em preto e branco.]

A colorização de filmes clássicos continua controversa entre os puristas.

Word parts: color + ize + ation

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