hyperbolic color

A form of hyperbolic colour — The type of colour perceived when a visual afterimage is viewed on a background of the same colour, resulting in a purer perception of that colour than is ordinarily possible to perceive; usually achieved by staring at a shape in one colour (e.g. cyan) for several seconds, and then immediately looking at a background in the opposite colour (e.g. orange), which is the same colour as the resultant afterimage.

Meanings

nounhyperbolic color (plural hyperbolic colors)

plural hyperbolic colors

  1. USalternativeAlternative spelling of hyperbolic colour.
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