| 单词 | colour circle |
| 释义 | > as lemmascolour circle colour circle n. a disc that has segments of different colours arranged around the circumference, used in art, interior design, etc.; = colour wheel n. (c); cf. colour disc n. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > science of colour > [noun] > instruments combining colours colour circle1854 colour top1855 chromatrope1860 colour box1870 wheel of colour1877 colour organ1881 colour wheel1909 1840 C. L. Eastlake tr. J. W. von Goethe Theory of Colours (ed. 2) i. v. 21 In order at once to see what colour will be evoked by this contrast, the chromatic circle [Ger. Farbenkreis] may be referred to. 1840 C. L. Eastlake tr. J. W. von Goethe Theory of Colours (ed. 2) i. v. 28 The eye especially demands completeness, and seeks to eke out the colorific circle [Ger. Farbenkreis] in itself.] 1854 ‘C. Martel’ tr. M. E. Chevreul Princ. Harmony & Contrast Colours ii. 58 Several graphic constructions have been proposed, under the denomination of Tables, Scales, Colour-circles [Fr. cercles des couleurs], Chromatometers, &c., for the purpose of representing..colours and their various modifications. 1955 Househ. Guide & Almanac (News of World) 96/1 Consult the Colour Circle and you will see that lemon yellow and grass green are neighbouring colours and will therefore harmonise. 2008 G. Green Artist's Essent. Guide to Watercolour v. 56 (caption) This colour circle shows some general mixing possibilities. < as lemmas |
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