Meanings
nountertiary colour (plural tertiary colours)
plural tertiary colours · alternative US tertiary color
- UKAny colour that results from the mixing of two secondary colours, or of a primary colour and an adjacent secondary colour.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 三次色, 複色 /复色
- 三次色 (sāncìsè)any colour that results from the mixing of two secondary colours
- 複色 /复色 (fùsè)any colour that results from the mixing of two secondary colours
French couleur tertiaire
- couleur tertiaireany colour that results from the mixing of two secondary colours
German Tertiärfarbe
- Tertiärfarbeany colour that results from the mixing of two secondary colours
Māori tae mātāmuri
- tae mātāmuriany colour that results from the mixing of two secondary colours
Polish barwa trzeciorzędowa
- barwa trzeciorzędowaany colour that results from the mixing of two secondary colours
Spanish color terciario
- color terciarioany colour that results from the mixing of two secondary colours
Cite this entry
APA
tertiary colour. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tertiary%20colour
MLA
“tertiary colour.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tertiary%20colour. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tertiary colour,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tertiary%20colour.
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