false color
noun
: color in an image (such as a photograph) of an object that does not actually appear in the object but is used to enhance, contrast, or distinguish details
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This type of false color is difficult to impossible to remove using software tools.
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PC Magazine, 22 Apr. 2025
The blur is generally smooth, sidesteps soap bubble highlights, and avoids false color from longitudinal chromatic aberration (LoCA) effectively for clean, distraction-free bokeh in most instances.
—PCMAG, 26 Feb. 2025
The satellite image, rendered in false color, highlights the infrared signature of the fresh lava, which appears vividly in shades of red and yellow.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Below: false color images of its foot and tail prints.
—Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica, 27 June 2024
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PC Magazine, 22 Apr. 2025
The blur is generally smooth, sidesteps soap bubble highlights, and avoids false color from longitudinal chromatic aberration (LoCA) effectively for clean, distraction-free bokeh in most instances.
—PCMAG, 26 Feb. 2025
The satellite image, rendered in false color, highlights the infrared signature of the fresh lava, which appears vividly in shades of red and yellow.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Below: false color images of its foot and tail prints.
—Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica, 27 June 2024
See All Example Sentences for false color
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“False color.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/false%20color. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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