optic yellow

noun

A greenish-yellow color similar to a very bright chartreuse; the standard color for tennis balls in televised matches.

Meanings

nounoptic yellow (countable and uncountable, plural optic yellows)

plural optic yellows

  1. countableuncountableA greenish-yellow color similar to a very bright chartreuse; the standard color for tennis balls in televised matches.
adjectiveoptic yellow (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf a bright greenish-yellow color.
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APA

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Chicago

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