primary colour
Britishnoun
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Also called: additive primary. any of three spectral colours (usually red, green, and blue) that can be mixed to match any other colour, including white light but excluding black
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Also called: subtractive primary. any one of the spectral colours cyan, magenta, or yellow that can be subtracted from white light to match any other colour. An equal mixture of the three produces a black pigment
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Also called: psychological primary. any one of the colours red, yellow, green, or blue. All other colours look like a mixture of two or more of these colours and they play a unique role in the processing of colour by the visual system
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Turner served as the Braves’ primary owner until 1996, when his company merged with Time Warner.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
In addition to being the primary owner of X, Musk is the chief executive of SpaceX and Tesla.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2025
So when the aunt’s will makes Lidia the primary owner, she decides to make a go of it, bringing her sullen teenagers and ditching her crummy husband.
From New York Times • Feb. 22, 2024
As well as owning Chelsea, Mr Abramovich is also the primary owner of the private investment company Millhouse LLC.
From BBC • Feb. 24, 2022
Either owner could control the account, but he would be the primary owner, responsible for taxes.
From O+F by Wetterau, John Moncure
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