primary colour en · NOUN
Meanings
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(UK) Any of three colours which, when added to or subtracted from others in different amounts, can generate all other colours.
Magenta, yellow and cyan are subtractive primary colours.
Red, blue and green are additive primary colours.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| primary color | US, alternative | lexicographic | |
| primary colours | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
secondary colour · tertiary colour
Translations (18)
tl pangunahing kulay (any of three colours which can generate all other colours) · gl cor primaria (any of three colours which can generate all other colours) · ro culoare primară (any of three colours which can generate all other colours) · gu મૂળ રંગ (any of three colours which can generate all other colours) · cmn 基色 (any of three colours which can generate all other colours) · fi pääväri (any of three colours which can generate all other colours) · pl barwa podstawowa (any of three colours which can generate all other colours) · ro culoare fundamentală (any of three colours which can generate all other colours) · ja 原色 (any of three colours which can generate all other colours) · cmn 原色 (any of three colours which can generate all other colours) · el βασικό χρώμα (any of three colours which can generate all other colours) · fr couleur primaire (any of three colours which can generate all other colours) · de Primärfarbe (any of three colours which can generate all other colours) · ko 원색 (any of three colours which can generate all other colours) · ca color primari (any of three colours which can generate all other colours) · es color primario (any of three colours which can generate all other colours) · mi tae mātāmua (any of three colours which can generate all other colours) · de Grundfarbe (any of three colours which can generate all other colours)