additive process

noun

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

Nearby words

additive color, additive effect, additive group, additive identity, additive inverse, additive process, additory, addle, addlebrained, addlepated, addn.

Compare subtractive process.

Origin of additive process

First recorded in 1930–35

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

British Dictionary definitions for additive process

additive process

noun

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

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