subtractive

[ suhb-trak-tiv ]

/ səbˈtræk tɪv /

adjective

tending to subtract; having power to subtract.

Mathematics. (of a quantity) that is to be subtracted; having the minus sign (−).

Origin of subtractive

First recorded in 1680–90; subtract + -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM subtractive

non·sub·trac·tive, adjectivenon·sub·trac·tive·ly, adverbun·sub·trac·tive, adjective

Words nearby subtractive

subtorrid, subtotal, subtotal hysterectomy, subtract, subtraction, subtractive, subtractive color, subtractive process, subtrahend, subtreasury, subtropical

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Example sentences from the Web for subtractive

These quantities are additive for years after 1800, and subtractive for years before that epoch.
Astrology|Sepharial
The chief mixtures of two of the "additive" primaries produce the "subtractive" primaries.
Artificial Light|M. Luckiesh
The additive and subtractive methods are chiefly involved, but there is another method which is an "averaging" additive one.
Artificial Light|M. Luckiesh
These primaries are red, green, and blue and it will be noted that they are the complementaries of the "subtractive" primaries.
Artificial Light|M. Luckiesh

The first number should be additive, the second subtractive, etc.
Visual Signaling|Signal Corps United States Army

British Dictionary definitions for subtractive

subtractive

/ (səbˈtræktɪv) /

adjective

able or tending to remove or subtract

indicating or requiring subtraction; having a minus sign–x is a subtractive quantity

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Scientific definitions for subtractive

subtractive

[ səb-trăk′tĭv ]

Relating to the production of color by the blocking or removal of varying wavelengths, as with colored filters, or by the mixing of pigments that absorb certain wavelengths and reflect others.♦ The subtractive primaries cyan, magenta, and yellow are those colors whose wavelengths can be filtered or absorbed in different proportions to produce all other colors. Compare additive. See Note at color.

Marked by or involving subtraction.

单词	subtractive
释义	subtractive [ suhb-trak-tiv ] / səbˈtræk tɪv / adjective tending to subtract; having power to subtract. Mathematics. (of a quantity) that is to be subtracted; having the minus sign (−). Origin of subtractive First recorded in 1680–90; subtract + -ive OTHER WORDS FROM subtractive non·sub·trac·tive, adjectivenon·sub·trac·tive·ly, adverbun·sub·trac·tive, adjective Words nearby subtractive subtorrid, subtotal, subtotal hysterectomy, subtract, subtraction, subtractive, subtractive color, subtractive process, subtrahend, subtreasury, subtropical Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for subtractive These quantities are additive for years after 1800, and subtractive for years before that epoch. Astrology\|Sepharial The chief mixtures of two of the "additive" primaries produce the "subtractive" primaries. Artificial Light\|M. Luckiesh The additive and subtractive methods are chiefly involved, but there is another method which is an "averaging" additive one. Artificial Light\|M. Luckiesh These primaries are red, green, and blue and it will be noted that they are the complementaries of the "subtractive" primaries. Artificial Light\|M. Luckiesh The first number should be additive, the second subtractive, etc. Visual Signaling\|Signal Corps United States Army British Dictionary definitions for subtractive subtractive / (səbˈtræktɪv) / adjective able or tending to remove or subtract indicating or requiring subtraction; having a minus sign–x is a subtractive quantity Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for subtractive subtractive [ səb-trăk′tĭv ] Relating to the production of color by the blocking or removal of varying wavelengths, as with colored filters, or by the mixing of pigments that absorb certain wavelengths and reflect others.♦ The subtractive primaries cyan, magenta, and yellow are those colors whose wavelengths can be filtered or absorbed in different proportions to produce all other colors. Compare additive. See Note at color. Marked by or involving subtraction. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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