secondary colour
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secondary colour — noun One produced by mixing two primary colours • • • Main Entry: ↑second … Useful english dictionary
secondary colour — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms secondary colour : singular secondary colour plural secondary colours 1) art a colour that is produced by mixing two primary colours in equal amounts. For example, orange is produced by mixing red and yellow.… … English dictionary
secondary colour — /sɛkəndri ˈkʌlə/ (say sekuhndree kuluh) noun a colour produced by mixing two or more primary colours, as orange, green, or violet. Also, secondary color …
secondary colour — noun a colour resulting from the mixing of two primary colours … English new terms dictionary
secondary — adj. & n. adj. 1 coming after or next below what is primary. 2 derived from or depending on or supplementing what is primary. 3 (of education, a school, etc.) for those who have had primary education, usu. from 11 to 18 years. 4 Electr. a (of a… … Useful english dictionary
colour — is the most prominent example of a secondary quality (see primary/secondary qualities ). Philosophical opinion has always been divided over whether to allocate colour (and smell, taste, and sound) to the physical world, or to regard them as… … Philosophy dictionary
colour — /kul euhr/, n., adj. v.t., v.i. Chiefly Brit. color. Usage. See or1. * * * I Aspect of any object that may be described in terms of hue, brightness, and saturation. It is associated with the visible wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation, which … Universalium
colour — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} (BrE) (AmE color) noun 1 quality that makes sth red, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ bold, bright, brilliant, glowing, iridescent, vibrant, vivid ▪ … Collocations dictionary
colour — [ kʌlə] a riot of colour brilliant dark dull fade garish gaudy harsh loud match nat … Combinatory dictionary
secondary */*/*/ — UK [ˈsekənd(ə)rɪ] / US [ˈsekənˌderɪ] adjective 1) relating to the education of children between the ages of 11 and 16 or 18 primary and secondary education secondary teachers/pupils 2) less important than something else His feelings in the matter … English dictionary
