Key terms & definitions

Informal language associated with everyday conversation.

A punctuation mark that introduces an explanation, expansion, list or quotation.

A Roman settlement established for citizens, often including retired soldiers.

Education under colonial rule, in which the ruling power can determine which languages, histories and values are taught.

Control of a territory by another country, often involving the exploitation of its people and resources.

Rule over another territory and its people by an outside power. British colonial rule in India supplies the setting for the theft of the Agra treasure.

Control of a territory and its people by a foreign power.

The establishment of settlers and institutions from a conquering power in conquered territory. In Edward I’s Wales, this included English settlement, new towns and royal administration.

The establishment of control over a territory and its people by another country.

Establishing control over a territory and its inhabitants by people arriving from elsewhere.

A covered walkway supported by a row of columns.

A row of columns supporting part of a building; a peripteral temple has an external colonnade surrounding it.

A territory controlled by an outside power, often used for settlement, trade or military purposes.

The visible colour of a material or product, which may be the metal’s natural colour or the colour of an applied finish.

A policy or practice excluding people from employment or services because of their colour or racial background.

A colour vision deficiency in which a person cannot distinguish certain colours in the usual way because one or more types of cone do not respond normally.

The number of bits used to represent the colour of each pixel.

A material that transmits one or more ranges of visible wavelength and absorbs others.

The ability of a textile to retain its colour during use, including washing and exposure to sunlight.

A material that transmits some wavelengths of visible light and absorbs others.

An additive used to add colour to food or restore colour lost during processing.

A recurring use of colour that develops an association with a character, mood or idea.

The range of colours used in an image or sequence, which can help establish mood and connect scenes visually.

The intensity of a colour: highly saturated colours appear vivid, while desaturated colours appear less intense.

The division of artwork into separate images for the inks used to print it, commonly cyan, magenta, yellow and black.

A young horse or related animal. The colt Jesus rides into Jerusalem is traditionally understood as a young donkey, linked with humble kingship.

A chamber containing niches for urns holding cremated human remains; the plural is columbaria.

A vector written vertically with its horizontal movement on top and its vertical movement underneath.

A flat griddle used in Mexican cooking, including for cooking tortillas.

Direct participation in fighting against an enemy.