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sub·trac·tive \-ktiv, -ktēv also -ktəv\ adjective 1. : tending to subtract : constituting or involving subtraction < a subtractive error in spelling > < a subtractive correction > 2. : formed by absorption of light passing through component colorants in turn — see subtractive primary 3. a. : being or relating to a process of reducing each of the densities of a photographic image by an approximately constant amount b. : of or relating to the controlled mixing or superposition of several colored substances (as dyes or pigments) that selectively absorb and transmit or reflect light to form a colored positive photographic image < a subtractive process > — compare additive 5 • sub·trac·tive·ly \-ktə̇vlē, -li\ adverb |