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• cyan
  cyan

  noun

  cyan blue.
• cyan-
  cyan-

  variant of cyano-, usually before a vowel or h: cyanamide.

cyan

¹ American  

[sahy-an, sahy-uhn] / ˈsaɪ æn, ˈsaɪ ən /

noun

cyans plural

1. cyan blue.

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cyan- ² American  

1. variant of cyano-, usually before a vowel or h: cyanamide.

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cyan- ³ American  

1. variant of cyano-, before a vowel.

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cyan- ⁴ American  

1. variant of cyano-, before a vowel.

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cyan ¹ British  

/ ˈsaɪən, ˈsaɪæn /

noun

1. a highly saturated green-blue that is the complementary colour of red and forms, with magenta and yellow, a set of primary colours

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adjective

1. of this colour

   a cyan filter

cyan- ² British  

combining form

1. a variant of cyano-

   cyanamide

   cyanide

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• cyans
  plural

Etymology

Origin of cyan

First recorded in 1885–90, cyan is from the Greek word kýanos dark blue

Example Sentences

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cyan cyan-

For instance, Impossible Foods, one of the leading plant-based meat brands in the country, debuted new, red packaging — a departure from their current cyan labels — today at Natural Products Expo West.

From Salon ● May 14, 2024

Overhead, the newsprint whips by in a blur, running through a succession of cylinders inked cyan, magenta, yellow and black, before converging into a central machine that folds and cuts it into individual papers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2024

The U-M team got around this issue by sandwiching cyan material between two mirrors.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 21, 2023

The visual identity, meanwhile, uses violet, cyan, magenta and silver to represent what consumers see as futuristic.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 12, 2023

Cobalt Blue.—A pure blue tending toward cyan blue and of high luminosity; also called Hungary blue, Lethner’s blue, and Paris blue.

From A Color Notation A measured color system, based on the three qualities Hue, Value and Chroma by Munsell, A. H. (Albert Henry)

They range from around 45 seconds to almost two minutes, featuring cyan- or red-saturated images and original short-lived soundtracks.

From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2012