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

“As you think about how to communicate with this country, it is an additive process.”

From Washington Post

“Should we fall below that 200 cases per 1,000 threshold we will change our narrative information accordingly. This is an additive process,” Bridgers said.

From Washington Post

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

Nor is linguistic change simply an additive process.

From The Guardian