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camouflage

Noun

∙ A disguise or covering up.
∙ The act of disguising.
∙ The use of natural or artificial material on personnel, objects, or tactical positions with the aim of confusing, misleading, or evading the enemy. military
∙ A pattern on clothing consisting of irregularly shaped patches that are either greenish/brownish, brownish/whitish, or bluish/whitish, as used by ground combat forces. textiles
∙ Resemblance of an organism to its surroundings for avoiding detection. biology
∙ Clothes made from camouflage fabric, for concealment in combat or hunting.

Verb

∙ To hide or disguise something by covering it up or changing the way it looks.

BABYLON ENGLISH
camouflage v.
disguise; hide with camouflage
disguise; coloring which blends with the surroundings

WORDNET 2.0
camouflage
Noun
1. an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something; "the theatrical notion of disguise is always associated with catastrophe in his stories"
(synonym) disguise
(hypernym) semblance, gloss, color, colour
2. fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan; intended to make the wearer of a garment made of this fabric hard to distinguish from the background
(synonym) camo
(hypernym) fabric, cloth, material, textile
3. device or stratagem for concealment or deceit
(hypernym) screen, cover, covert, concealment
4. the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance; "he is a master of disguise"
(synonym) disguise
(hypernym) concealment, concealing, hiding
Verb
1. disguise by camouflaging; exploit the natural surroundings to disguise something; "The troops camoflaged themselves before they went into enemy territory"
(hypernym) disguise
(derivation) camo

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Camouflage
Camouflage is the use of any combination of materials, coloration, or illumination for concealment, either by making animals or objects hard to see (crypsis), or by disguising them as something else (mimesis). Examples include the leopard's spotted coat, the battledress of a modern soldier, and the leaf-mimic katydid's wings. A third approach, motion dazzle, confuses the observer with a conspicuous pattern, making the object visible but momentarily harder to locate. The majority of camouflage methods aim for crypsis, often through a general resemblance to the background, high contrast disruptive coloration, eliminating shadow, and countershading. In the open ocean, where there is no background, the principal methods of camouflage are transparency, silvering, and countershading, while the ability to produce light is among other things used for counter-illumination on the undersides of cephalopods such as squid. Some animals, such as chameleons and octopuses, are capable of actively changing their skin pattern and colours, whether for camouflage or for signalling.
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WIKTIONARY - Yabla

camouflage

Noun

∙ A disguise or covering up.
∙ The act of disguising.
∙ The use of natural or artificial material on personnel, objects, or tactical positions with the aim of confusing, misleading, or evading the enemy. military
∙ A pattern on clothing consisting of irregularly shaped patches that are either greenish/brownish, brownish/whitish, or bluish/whitish, as used by ground combat forces. textiles
∙ Resemblance of an organism to its surroundings for avoiding detection. biology
∙ Clothes made from camouflage fabric, for concealment in combat or hunting.

Verb

∙ To hide or disguise something by covering it up or changing the way it looks.

BABYLON ENGLISH
camouflage v.
disguise; hide with camouflage
disguise; coloring which blends with the surroundings

WORDNET 2.0
camouflage
Noun
1. an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something; "the theatrical notion of disguise is always associated with catastrophe in his stories"
(synonym) disguise
(hypernym) semblance, gloss, color, colour
2. fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan; intended to make the wearer of a garment made of this fabric hard to distinguish from the background
(synonym) camo
(hypernym) fabric, cloth, material, textile
3. device or stratagem for concealment or deceit
(hypernym) screen, cover, covert, concealment
4. the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance; "he is a master of disguise"
(synonym) disguise
(hypernym) concealment, concealing, hiding
Verb
1. disguise by camouflaging; exploit the natural surroundings to disguise something; "The troops camoflaged themselves before they went into enemy territory"
(hypernym) disguise
(derivation) camo

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Camouflage
Camouflage is the use of any combination of materials, coloration, or illumination for concealment, either by making animals or objects hard to see (crypsis), or by disguising them as something else (mimesis). Examples include the leopard's spotted coat, the battledress of a modern soldier, and the leaf-mimic katydid's wings. A third approach, motion dazzle, confuses the observer with a conspicuous pattern, making the object visible but momentarily harder to locate. The majority of camouflage methods aim for crypsis, often through a general resemblance to the background, high contrast disruptive coloration, eliminating shadow, and countershading. In the open ocean, where there is no background, the principal methods of camouflage are transparency, silvering, and countershading, while the ability to produce light is among other things used for counter-illumination on the undersides of cephalopods such as squid. Some animals, such as chameleons and octopuses, are capable of actively changing their skin pattern and colours, whether for camouflage or for signalling.
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