单词 | light-fast |
释义 | > as lemmaslight-fast light-fast adj. (of a dye, pigment, etc.) resistant to fading or discoloration by light. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > colouring > colouring matter > [adjective] > light-fast light-fast1904 1904 Sci. Amer. Suppl. 24 Dec. 24230/3 The pictures are not, of course, absolutely permanent in light, although comparatively fast dyes may be used... The least light-fast is the blue, which nevertheless exceeds in permanence the well-known ferrotype blue-prints. 1909 W. A. Noyes Textbk. Org. Chem. (ed. 2) xxi. 482 Dyes are distinguished as ‘wash-fast,’ ‘soap-fast,’ ‘alkali-fast,’ and ‘light-fast.’ Dyes which fade rapidly on exposure to the sunlight are called ‘fugitive’. 1971 Jrnl. Oil & Colour Chemists' Assoc. 54 847 Bright red paints based on cadmium sulpho-selenide pigments, which are highly light-fast. 2014 Cycle Sport Apr. 88/2 It would have been much bluer when it was new, because the blue and red dyes used in this process weren't as light-fast as other colours. < as lemmas |
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