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单词 cyan
释义

Definition of cyan in English:

cyan

noun ˈsʌɪənˈsaɪən
mass noun
  • A greenish-blue colour which is one of the primary subtractive colours, complementary to red.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Fake furs are presented in an especially trendy style - in fashionable colours from magenta to lime green and cyan blue.
    • Mixing two of them produces cyan, magenta and yellow, also called the subtractive colors.
    • It prints in cyan, magenta, yellow, and clear or white.
    • Colour Correction filters are available in primary colors - green, red and blue - and printing colors - yellow, cyan and magenta.
    • The report said something about cyan, blue in colour, remember?
    • ‘In them, Ken has fused the rich colours of sky, sea and earth - ultramarine, cyan, terracotta - with neutrals to create works which are serene and yet striking,’ says David.
    • That of a primary colour will be a mixture of the two other primaries: the additive complement of red is cyan, the subtractive complement is green.
    • Similarly, a short soak in water containing a little acid shifts the colour towards cyan, each acid producing a slightly different hue.
    • Most photoprinters are actually inkjet printers that offer six-colour printing by adding light cyan and light magenta to the usual cyan, magenta, yellow and black.
    • Solid streaks of cerulean blue or vibrant cyan give the small details she depicts a life that can only be attained through extensive, lucid observation.
    • During each pass, one of the four colors - cyan, magenta, yellow and black - was placed on the paper.
    • Hey, cyan is a blue hue, and ceanothus has beautiful blue flowers, so it makes sense.
    • Jones scans his photographs to separate them into process colors - cyan, magenta and yellow.
    • Colour printers use four inks - cyan, magenta, yellow and black - and the coloured inks are more expensive than black toner.
    • I had said all of the colors from white or black to fuchsia and cyan, but for some reason I could never say purple.
    • Colour printers use at least four inks - cyan, magenta, yellow and black - but some of them use up to nine inks to improve photographic quality.
    • Yellow, magenta, and cyan are not the primary pigment colors, as one book had it.
    • His hair was a deep, rich purple accented by streaks of cyan that helped to bring out the color of his lavender eyes.
    • We admired the view and watched the sun set over Dublin with dramatic streaks of pinks, cyan, purple and red.
    • As an aside, a mixture of cyan, magenta and yellow should produce black, but in reality a touch of black is needed to get it.
    Synonyms
    sky-blue, azure, cobalt, cobalt blue, sapphire, cerulean, navy, navy blue, saxe, saxe blue, oxford blue, cambridge blue, ultramarine, lapis lazuli, indigo, aquamarine, turquoise, teal, teal blue, cyan, of the colour of the sky, of the colour of the sea

Origin

Late 19th century: from Greek kuaneos 'dark blue'.

Rhymes

Brian, Gaian, Geminian, Hawaiian, ion, iron, Ixion, lion, Lyon, Mayan, Narayan, O'Brien, Orion, Paraguayan, prion, Ryan, scion, Uruguayan, Zion
 
 

Definition of cyan in US English:

cyan

nounˈsīənˈsaɪən
  • A greenish-blue color which is one of the primary subtractive colors, complementary to red.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • That of a primary colour will be a mixture of the two other primaries: the additive complement of red is cyan, the subtractive complement is green.
    • Fake furs are presented in an especially trendy style - in fashionable colours from magenta to lime green and cyan blue.
    • We admired the view and watched the sun set over Dublin with dramatic streaks of pinks, cyan, purple and red.
    • Colour Correction filters are available in primary colors - green, red and blue - and printing colors - yellow, cyan and magenta.
    • Colour printers use four inks - cyan, magenta, yellow and black - and the coloured inks are more expensive than black toner.
    • As an aside, a mixture of cyan, magenta and yellow should produce black, but in reality a touch of black is needed to get it.
    • I had said all of the colors from white or black to fuchsia and cyan, but for some reason I could never say purple.
    • Mixing two of them produces cyan, magenta and yellow, also called the subtractive colors.
    • Solid streaks of cerulean blue or vibrant cyan give the small details she depicts a life that can only be attained through extensive, lucid observation.
    • Yellow, magenta, and cyan are not the primary pigment colors, as one book had it.
    • Hey, cyan is a blue hue, and ceanothus has beautiful blue flowers, so it makes sense.
    • ‘In them, Ken has fused the rich colours of sky, sea and earth - ultramarine, cyan, terracotta - with neutrals to create works which are serene and yet striking,’ says David.
    • His hair was a deep, rich purple accented by streaks of cyan that helped to bring out the color of his lavender eyes.
    • Similarly, a short soak in water containing a little acid shifts the colour towards cyan, each acid producing a slightly different hue.
    • Colour printers use at least four inks - cyan, magenta, yellow and black - but some of them use up to nine inks to improve photographic quality.
    • Most photoprinters are actually inkjet printers that offer six-colour printing by adding light cyan and light magenta to the usual cyan, magenta, yellow and black.
    • It prints in cyan, magenta, yellow, and clear or white.
    • The report said something about cyan, blue in colour, remember?
    • During each pass, one of the four colors - cyan, magenta, yellow and black - was placed on the paper.
    • Jones scans his photographs to separate them into process colors - cyan, magenta and yellow.
    Synonyms
    sky-blue, azure, cobalt, cobalt blue, sapphire, cerulean, navy, navy blue, saxe, saxe blue, oxford blue, cambridge blue, ultramarine, lapis lazuli, indigo, aquamarine, turquoise, teal, teal blue, cyan, of the colour of the sky, of the colour of the sea

Origin

Late 19th century: from Greek kuaneos ‘dark blue’.

 
 
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