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accidental colour

accidental colour noun: a colour depending on the hypersensibility of the retina of the eye for complementary colours. They are purely subjective sensations of colour which often result from the contemplation of actually coloured bodies.

Noun

accidental colour (plural accidental colours)

  1. A colour depending on the hypersensibility of the retina of the eye for complementary colours. They are purely subjective sensations of colour which often result from the contemplation of actually coloured bodies.

Forms of accidental colour

pluralaccidental colours

Questions about accidental colour

What does accidental colour mean?
Accidental colour means a colour depending on the hypersensibility of the retina of the eye for complementary colours. They are purely subjective sensations of colour which often result from the contemplation of actually coloured bodies.
What part of speech is accidental colour?
Accidental colour is a noun.
What is the plural of accidental colour?
The plural of accidental colour is accidental colours.

Words near accidental colour in the dictionary

  1. accidental abortions
  2. accidental chord
  3. accidental chords
  4. accidental color
  5. accidental colors
  6. accidental colour
  7. accidental colours
  8. accidental death
  9. accidental deaths
  10. accidental gap
  11. accidental gaps

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