color subtraction

a process in which some wavelengths of an illuminating light source are absorbed by pigments in an object, while the remaining wavelengths are reflected. The reflected wavelengths are therefore the only ones that can be perceived, regardless of the wavelength composition of the original illumination. See also color mixture.

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Psychology term of the day

May 10th 2024

EX/RP

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