color-process
|col-or-pro-cess|
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/ˈkʌlərˌprɑsɛs/
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/ˈkʌlə(r)ˌprəʊsɛs/
method for producing color
Etymology
'color-process' originates from English, specifically the words 'color' and 'process'; 'color' comes from Old French 'colour' and Latin 'color', and 'process' comes from Latin 'processus' where the root 'procedere' meant 'to go forward'.
'color' entered Middle English from Old French 'colour' (ultimately from Latin 'color'), while 'process' entered English from Latin 'processus' (via Old French/Medieval Latin) and Middle English 'proces', combining in modern English to form the compound 'color process' (later also hyphenated as 'color-process').
Initially, 'process' meant an act of going forward or development; over time it shifted to mean a set of steps or procedures (as in a technical method), so 'color-process' came to mean the specific procedural method for creating color images.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a method, technique, or set of chemical and mechanical procedures used to produce or reproduce color images in photography, motion pictures, or printing (e.g., Technicolor, C-41).
The studio adopted a new color-process to achieve more vivid tones in the film.
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Noun 2
a specific named system or patented method for producing color images (used as a label, e.g., 'Technicolor process').
Technicolor was once the dominant color-process for Hollywood films.
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