Subtractive

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to subtraction.
  2. 2
    Of a colour: from which some wavelengths have been removed.
Adjective
  1. 1
    constituting or involving subtraction wordnet

Synonyms

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ablativeadditivedeductivereductive

Example

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"Is that in the additive or subtractive color model?"

Etymology

From subtract + -ive.

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