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additive process

noun

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

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Compare subtractive process.

Origin of additive process

First recorded in 1930–35

Words nearby additive process

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