See Also: popping(dictionary)

coloration (iou) and popping (iou)


coloration (iou)



coloration noun. Also colouration. E17.
[French, or late Latin coloratio(n-), from colorat- pa. ppl stem of colorare COLOUR verb: see -ATION.]
Colouring, the method of putting on or arranging colour; the natural, esp. variegated, colouring of plants and animals.
protective coloration: see PROTECTIVE adjective. warning coloration: see WARNING ppl adjective.

popping (iou)



popping verbal noun. M17.
[from POP verb + -ING1.]
The action of POP verb
Comb.: popping crease Cricket a line four feet in front of and parallel to the wicket, within which the person batting must keep the bat or at least one foot grounded.