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PRIMARY SUBTRACTIVE COLOUR FOR LIGHT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of the three colors that give the primary colors for light after subtraction from white light
Example:
the primary subtractive colors for light are magenta, cyan, and yellow
Synonyms:
primary subtractive color for light; primary subtractive colour for light
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("primary subtractive colour for light" is a kind of...):
primary color for light; primary colour for light (any of three primary colors of light from which all colors can be obtained by additive mixing)