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.

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Meanings

nounaccidental colour (plural accidental colours)

plural accidental colours

  1. engineeringA 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.
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