PRIMARY SUBTRACTIVE COLOR FOR LIGHT

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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

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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("primary subtractive color 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)

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