- subtractive
- adjective Date: 1690 1. tending to subtract 2. constituting or involving subtraction
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Subtractive — Sub*trac tive, a. 1. Tending, or having power, to subtract. [1913 Webster] 2. (Math.) Having the negative sign, or sign minus. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
subtractive — [səb trak′tiv] adj. [ML subtractivus] 1. tending to subtract 2. capable of or involving subtraction 3. that is to be subtracted; marked with the minus sign (−) … English World dictionary
subtractive — subtract ► VERB ▪ take away (a number or amount) from another to calculate the difference. DERIVATIVES subtraction noun subtractive adjective. ORIGIN Latin subtrahere draw away … English terms dictionary
subtractive — adjective constituting or involving subtraction a subtractive correction • Ant: ↑additive • Similar to: ↑ablative, ↑reductive • Derivationally related forms: ↑subtract … Useful english dictionary
Subtractive notation — is an early form of positional notation used with Roman numerals as a shorthand to replace four or five characters in a numeral representing a number with usually just two characters. Using subtractive notation the numeral VIIII becomes simply IX … Wikipedia
Subtractive synthesis — is a method of subtracting harmonic content from a sound via sound synthesis, characterised by the application of an audio filter to an audio signal. For example, taking the output of a sawtooth generator and using a low pass filter to dampen its … Wikipedia
Subtractive color — mixing An 1877 color photo by Louis Ducos du Hauron, a French pio … Wikipedia
Subtractive Größe — Subtractive Größe, eine Größe, welche von einer andern abgezogen werden soll; kann gleichbedeutend sein mit negativer Größe, s. Entgegengesetzte Größen … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
subtractive process — a process of color photography in which the colors are formed by combination of cyan, yellow, and magenta lights. Cf. additive process. [1925 30] * * * subtractive process noun (image technol) The basis of all modern colour photography and colour … Useful english dictionary
subtractive color — Photog. cyan, yellow, or magenta, as used in the subtractive process of color photography. Also called subtractive primary. * * * … Universalium
subtractive color — Photog. cyan, yellow, or magenta, as used in the subtractive process of color photography. Also called subtractive primary … Useful english dictionary
