Meaning

1 senses
  1. Any of three colors which, when added to or subtracted from others in different amounts, can generate all other colors

    Red, blue and green are additive primary colors.

    Magenta, yellow and cyan are subtractive primary colors.

    Grundfarbe, Primärfarbe

    any of three colors from which all others can be obtained by mixing

Examples

3 sentences
  1. There are three primary colors.

  2. Mixture of the three primary colors creates black.

    Якщо змішати три первинні кольори, то вийде чорний. — aandrusiak

    ruПри смешивании трёх основных цветов получается чёрный. — Hellerick

    deMischen der drei Grundfarben erzeugt Schwarz. — kayro

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  3. The three primary colors are the basis of all the other colors.

    ruВсе цвета базируются на основных трех цветах. — djbios

Translations

4 languages
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By meaning 1
any of three colors which can generate all other colors:

Forms

plural: primary colors

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • any of three colors from which all others can be obtained by mixing:primary colour

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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