four-color

American  

[fawr-kuhl-er, fohr-] / ˈfɔrˌkʌl ər, ˈfoʊr- /

adjective

Printing.

1. noting or pertaining to a process for reproducing colored illustrations in a close approximation to their original hues by photographing the artwork successively through magenta, cyan, and yellow color-absorbing filters to produce four plates that are printed successively with yellow, red, blue, and black inks.

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The four-color theorem is now widely accepted as a fact, but still a yearning lingers over it.

From Scientific American ● Jul. 24, 2023

He was solving a problem at a New York printing plant that needed to control humidity to stop its four-color printing from running in the sweltering season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2021

Stan Lee, the mastermind of comics who plotted countless splats, yeeows and kabooms, created a four-color universe of crime fighters in tights that looked like New York, because it was.

From New York Times ● Nov. 14, 2018

“A three- or four-color print hides a lot of reality.”

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 25, 2018

"It's all explained right here in your instruction book," the demonstrator said, holding up a garishly printed booklet opened to a four-color diagram.

From Toy Shop by Charles Brey

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