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cyan Definition

cy·an (an, -ən)

noun

a greenish-blue color

adjective

of this color

cyan Usage Examples

Converse of object

add: Add more cyan on images with a red color cast or vise versa.

Adjective modifier

  • light: The Lyson 1000 Series and 1300 Series are available in cyan, magenta, yellow, black, light cyan and light magenta.
  • yellow: The colors are black, yellow, light cyan, cyan, light magenta and magenta.
  • black: The Lyson 1000 Series and 1300 Series are available in cyan, magenta, yellow, black, light cyan and light magenta.
  • photo: Six separate ink tanks house the printer's cyan, magenta, yellow, black and photo cyan and photo magenta inks.

Modifies a noun

  • ink: The black, yellow, magenta or cyan Ink Out light is flashing or on solid.
  • dye: Red dye, cyan dye, yellow dye all subtract colors from the " white " light.
  • magenta: The colors are black, yellow, light cyan, cyan, light magenta and magenta.
  • paint: Yellow paint reflects green and red light but absorbs blue light whereas cyan paint reflects blue and green light and absorbs red light.
  • color: However in Navigator 4.0, the browser will crop the cyan background color to just the area covered by text.
  • foreground: This may explain the cyan foreground - the bottom clock is clearly white on blue.

Used with adjective complement

use: When using cyan, magenta and yellow in certain variations they create oranges, reds, violets, and so on.

Noun used with modifier

  • color: This printing process produces 256 shades for each of three dye colors â cyan, magenta and yellow.
  • photo: It contains the photo magenta, photo cyan and black inks combined.
  • color: The first complex must be absorbing red light in order to give the complementary color cyan.

Browse dictionary entries near cyan

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  2. cyanamide
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  4. cyanic
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