German

Noun

Camouflage f ‎(genitive Camouflage, plural Camouflagen)

1. (military, dated) camouflage

Related terms

• camouflieren

English

Noun

camouflage ‎(plural camouflages)

A leopard's natural camouflage

1. A disguise or covering up.
2. The act of disguising.
3. (military) The use of natural or artificial material on personnel, objects, or tactical positions with the aim of confusing, misleading, or evading the enemy.^[1]
4. (textiles) 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.
5. (biology) Resemblance of an organism to its surroundings for avoiding detection.
   • 2013 May-June, William E. Conner, “An Acoustic Arms Race”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 206-7:

     Earless ghost swift moths become “invisible” to echolocating bats by forming mating clusters close […] above vegetation and effectively blending into the clutter of echoes that the bat receives from the leaves and stems around them. Many insects probably use this strategy, which is a close analogy to crypsis in the visible world—camouflage and other methods for blending into one’s visual background.

6. Clothes made from camouflage fabric, for concealment in combat or hunting.

Derived terms

• camo (by abbreviation)

Translations

Verb

camouflage ‎(third-person singular simple present camouflages, present participle camouflaging, simple past and past participle camouflaged)

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

Derived terms

• camo

Translations

References

1. ↑ (JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms).

French

Etymology

camoufler ‎(“disguise, to hide”) +‎ -age (noun-forming suffix).

Noun

camouflage m ‎(plural camouflages)

1. camouflage

Descendants

• English: camouflage (borrowed)
• Greek: καμουφλάζ n ‎(kamoufláz) (borrowed)