Definitions for pigment
ˈpɪg məntpig·ment

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pigmentnoun

   dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)

2. pigmentnoun

   any substance whose presence in plant or animal tissues produces a characteristic color

3. paint, pigmentverb

   a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating

   "artists use `paint' and `pigment' interchangeably"

4. pigmentverb

   acquire pigment; become colored or imbued

5. pigmentverb

   color or dye with a pigment

   "pigment a photograph"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pigmentnoun

   Any color in plant or animal cells

   Chlorophyll is the pigment responsible for most plants' green colouring.

2. pigmentnoun

   A dry colorant, usually an insoluble powder

   Umber is a pigment made from clay containing iron and manganese oxide.

3. pigmentverb

   To add color or pigment to something.

4. Etymology: From pigmentum, itself from pingo + -mentum; variants of this word may have been known in Old English (e.g. 12th century pyhmentum).

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pigmentnoun

   Paint; colour to be laid on any body.

   Etymology: pigmentum, Lat.

   Consider about the opacity of the corpuscles of black pigment, and the comparative diaphaneity of white bodies. Boyle.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pigment

   A pigment is a colored material that is completely or nearly insoluble in water. In contrast, dyes are typically soluble, at least at some stage in their use. Generally dyes are often organic compounds whereas pigments are often inorganic compounds. Pigments of prehistoric and historic value include ochre, charcoal, and lapis lazuli.

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1. pigment

   A pigment is a substance that produces color by absorbing certain wavelengths of light, often found in plants, animals, and other forms of life. It is also used in paint, ink, dyes, and other substances to give them color. Pigments are typically resistant to light, heat, and changes in pH.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Pigmentnoun

   any material from which a dye, a paint, or the like, may be prepared; particularly, the refined and purified coloring matter ready for mixing with an appropriate vehicle

2. Pigmentnoun

   any one of the colored substances found in animal and vegetable tissues and fluids, as bilirubin, urobilin, chlorophyll, etc

3. Pigmentnoun

   wine flavored with species and honey

4. Etymology: [L. pigmentum, fr. the root of pingere to paint: cf. F. pigment. See Paint, and cf. Pimento, Orpiment.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pigment

   A pigment is a material that changes the color of reflected or transmitted light as the result of wavelength-selective absorption. This physical process differs from fluorescence, phosphorescence, and other forms of luminescence, in which a material emits light. Many materials selectively absorb certain wavelengths of light. Materials that humans have chosen and developed for use as pigments usually have special properties that make them ideal for coloring other materials. A pigment must have a high tinting strength relative to the materials it colors. It must be stable in solid form at ambient temperatures. For industrial applications, as well as in the arts, permanence and stability are desirable properties. Pigments that are not permanent are called fugitive. Fugitive pigments fade over time, or with exposure to light, while some eventually blacken. Pigments are used for coloring paint, ink, plastic, fabric, cosmetics, food and other materials. Most pigments used in manufacturing and the visual arts are dry colorants, usually ground into a fine powder. This powder is added to a vehicle, a relatively neutral or colorless material that suspends the pigment and gives the paint its adhesion.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pigment

   pig′ment, n. paint: any substance used for colouring: that which gives colour to animal and vegetable tissues.—adjs. Pigment′al, Pig′mentary.—n. Pig′ment-cell, a cell which secrets pigment. [L. pigmentum—pingĕre, to paint.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pigment

   A color of a form of human skin or human matter.

   Our skin pigment defines if we have a specific color on our skin.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on July 9, 2020  

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   pigment

   A color of animal or plant matter.

   Carotene is found in carrots.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 25, 2020  

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pigment

   any coloring matter or material that gives a color appearance. {Scanner's comment: sic}

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pigment in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pigment in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of pigment in a Sentence

1. Michael Vecchione:

   This animal was particularly unusual because it lacked the pigment cells, called chromatophores, typical of most cephalopods, and it did not seem very muscular.

2. Denise Chamberlain:

   According to the Mayo Clinic, vitiligo occurs when pigment-producing cells (melanocytes) die or stop producing melanin — the pigment that gives your skin, hair and eyes color. There are some treatments that may restore color to the affected skin, but it does not prevent continued loss of skin color or a recurrence. Between the ages of 10 and 40, Denise masked her face and hands with a blanket of foundation and concealer to hide her vitiligo. I wore it every single day and I learnt how to perfect it so people who looked at me wouldn't even know I had it on.

3. Saj Khan:

   Dr Homer said. The laser treats only the iris and does not enter the pupil or treat any portion of the inside of the eye where the nerves affecting the vision are located. The company is still in the fundraising stage but hopes to have completed clinical trials within several years. And the cost of turning your brown eyes blue ? Dr Homer says Stroma Medical would charge around $ 5,000( £ 3,120) for the procedure. Industry skepticism Industry reaction to the process has been muted. Ophthalmologists who deal with people's eyes, Dr Homer concedes, have every right to be skeptical for the simple fact they are dealing with one of the most sensitive organs in the human body. Saj Khan, an ophthalmologist at the London Eye Hospital, told CNN the treatment raised some red flags. ' The main concern with any procedure that involves releasing pigment inside the eye is that the pigment can clog up the normal drainage channels which can in turn cause the pressure inside the eye to go up, if that happens significantly enough, for long enough, it's how patients develop glaucoma.

4. Jennifer Glass:

   The big question, and a topic of active scientific debate, is whether the purple bacteria living on the ancient Earth had the ability to protect themselves from UV radiation well enough to inhabit vast expanses of the land surface, like plants do on the modern Earth, the spectral signature of the pigment would be much stronger if the pigmented bacteria covered the land surface.

5. Christian Yates:

   Piebaldism is actually a disease, it's caused by cells in the early embryo failing to migrate correctly.... failing to get to the right place. The cells which we're interested in, that cause piebaldism, are called melanocytes and they're responsible for pigmentation of hair and of the skin. These cells start at the back of the embryo and they try to migrate round through the skin and cover the whole of the( embryo's) skin. When they fail to do that properly you tend to get regions of skin or hair which are lacking in pigment, often regions at the front of an animal. This is common in cats...... tuxedo cats, and it's also common in horses and pigs and even in humans.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=pigment
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pigment
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=pigment
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pigment
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pigment
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=pigment
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=pigment
9. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=pigment