additive process

American  

noun

1. a process of color photography in which the colors are formed by the combination of red, green, and blue-violet.

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additive process British  

noun

1. a photographic process in which the desired colours are produced by adding together appropriate proportions of three primary colours Compare subtractive process

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Etymology

Origin of additive process

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

But that’s where the additive process of typical long-distance collaborations came to a halt.

From New York Times • Dec. 28, 2022

Her whole career was an additive process of expanding her skills and techniques and then finding ways to combine or complement them.

From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2021

He says there’s just more, which is fine because he likes the additive process.

From Washington Times • Feb. 26, 2017

This additive process escalates until Franklin is ad-libbing whole extra choruses at the end of the song.

From Slate • Oct. 28, 2016

One is modeling, an additive process using soft materials such as plaster, clay, or wax.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson