subtractive process

sub·trac·tive proc·ess

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Definitions of subtractive process words

noun subtractive process a process of color photography in which the colors are formed by combination of cyan, yellow, and magenta lights. 1
noun subtractive process a photographic process in which all but the desired colours are removed by passing the illuminating light through subtractive filters 0

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

First recorded in 1925-30

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