Subtractive Definition

səb-trăktĭv
adjective
Tending to subtract.
Webster's New World
Capable of or involving subtraction.
Webster's New World
Of or being a color produced by light passing through or reflecting off a colorant, such as a filter or pigment, that absorbs certain wavelengths and transmits or reflects others.
American Heritage
Of or being any of the primary colors cyan, magenta, or yellow.
American Heritage
That is to be subtracted; marked with the minus sign (−)
Webster's New World
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Subtractive Sentence Examples

  • The subtractive primaries, or process colors, used in color printing.

  • Our reproduction of subtractive synthesis with TAE® guarantees the sound quality of the instrument.

  • Again a proteomics based approach is being followed, but this time in combination with suppression subtractive hybridisation.

  • Find out about each interface... The Prophet 5 interface emulates the subtractive synthesis of the original synth to the smallest detail.

  • These three colors are combined using subtractive color mixing to reproduce the range of visible colors.

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SSUSUB

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EVEIVE

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