See Also: heterodont(medicine)
heterodont(dictionary)

Technicolor (iou) and heterodont (iou)


Technicolor (iou)



Technicolor noun & adjective. Also (in senses A.2, 3, & corresp. uses of the adjective) technicolor, Technicolour. E20.
[from TECHNIC(AL + COLOUR noun.]
A. noun.
(Proprietary name for) any of various processes of colour cinematography, esp. using synchronized monochrome films and employing dye transfer and separation negatives. E20.
transf. & fig. Vivid colour characteristic of colour cinematography; artificial brilliance. colloq. M20.
Particle Physics. = HYPERCOLOUR. L20.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Filmed in Technicolor; vividly coloured; artificially bright. M20.
technicolor yawn slang an act of vomiting.
Broadcast The Disney/Sky deal to launch a joint channel was announced in a technicolour fanfare.
technicolored adjective M20.

heterodont (iou)



heterodont adjective & noun. L19.
[from HETERO- + -ODONT.]
A. adjective. Having teeth of different kinds. L19.
b. noun. A heterodont animal. L19.