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views updated May 08 2018hue A measure of the relative amounts of the
additive primary colours which contribute to the colour of an object. See
MUNSELL COLOUR.
A Dictionary of Earth Sciences AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY
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views updated May 29 2018hue †form, aspect; colour. OE.
hē(o)w form, appearance, colour, beauty = ON.
hý down on plants, Goth.
hiwi form, appearance :- Gmc. *
χiujam, of unkn. orig.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD
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views updated May 18 2018 A Dictionary of Ecology MICHAEL ALLABY
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views updated May 23 2018 A Dictionary of Plant Sciences MICHAEL ALLABY
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views updated Jun 11 2018hue The perceived main wavelength of light defining a color. White, gray, and black may be considered as colors but not hues.
A Dictionary of Computing JOHN DAINTITH
