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magenta

ma-gen′ta

(mȧ-jĕn′tȧ)
,
Noun.
(Chem.)
An aniline dye obtained as an amorphous substance having a green bronze surface color, which dissolves to a shade of red; also, the color; – so called from
Magenta
, in Italy, in allusion to the battle fought there about the time the dye was discovered. Called also
fuchsin
,
fuchsine
,
roseine
, etc.

Definition 2024


Magenta

Magenta

See also: magenta

English

Proper noun

Magenta

  1. a town in Northern Italy, site of the Battle of Magenta after which the color magenta was named.

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magenta

magenta

See also: Magenta

English

Noun

magenta (plural magentas)

  1. A light purple, purplish-red, or pinkish purple colour obtained by mixing red and blue light (thus a secondary colour), but primary in the CMYK colour system used in printing.
    web magenta (additive magenta) colour:    
    printer's magenta (subtractive magenta) colour:    
    Prismacolor magenta (original magenta) colour:    

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Adjective

magenta (comparative more magenta, superlative most magenta)

  1. having the colour of fuchsia, fuchsine, light purple.

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Colors in English · colors, colours (layout · text)
     red      green      yellow      cream      white
     crimson      magenta      teal      lime      pink
     indigo      blue      orange      gray, grey      violet
     black      purple      brown      azure, sky blue      cyan

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Catalan

Noun

magenta f (uncountable)

  1. magenta (pinkish purple colour)

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Colors in Catalan · colors (layout · text)
     roig, vermell      verd      groc      crema      blanc
     carmesí      magenta      xarxet      verd lima      rosa
     indi      blau      taronja      gris      violat
     negre      lila, porpra      marró      atzur      cian

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maːˈɣɛntaː/
  • IPA(key): /maːˈdʒɛntaː/
  • Hyphenation: ma‧gen‧ta

Noun

magenta n (plural magenta's)

  1. magenta (pinkish purple colour)

Adjective

magenta (invariable, comparative meer magenta, superlative meest magenta)

  1. magenta (being of the magenta colour)

Inflection

Inflection of magenta
uninflected magenta
inflected magenta
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial magenta
indefinite m./f. sing. magenta
n. sing. magenta
plural magenta
definite magenta
partitive magenta's

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Colors in Dutch · kleuren (layout · text)
     rood      groen      geel      roomwit      wit
     karmijnrood      magenta      groenblauw/petrolblauw      groengeel/limoengroen      roze
     indigo      blauw      oranje      grijs      violet
     zwart      paars      bruin      azuurblauw      blauwgroen/cyaan

Finnish

Noun

magenta

  1. magenta (pinkish purple colour)

Adjective

magenta

  1. magenta (being of the magenta colour)

French

Noun

magenta m (uncountable)

  1. magenta (pinkish purple colour)

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Colors in French · couleurs (layout · text)
     rouge      vert      jaune      crème      blanc
     cramoisi      magenta      bleu canard      vert citron      rose
     indigo      bleu      orange      gris      violet
     noir      pourpre      brun      azur      cyan

Italian

Noun

magenta m (invariable)

  1. magenta (pinkish purple colour)

Adjective

magenta (invariable)

  1. magenta (being of the magenta colour)

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Colors in Italian · colori (layout · text)
     rosso      verde      giallo      beige      bianco
     cremisi      magenta      blu petrolio, foglia di tè      limetta      rosa
     indaco      blu      arancione      grigio      violetta
     nero      viola      marrone      azzurro      ciano

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Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): maˈɡɛ̃nta
  • Hyphenation: ma‧gen‧ta

Noun

magenta f

  1. magenta (pinkish purple colour)

Adjective

magenta n, f pl, n pl

  1. magenta (being of the magenta colour)

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Colors in Polish · kolory (layout · text)
     czerwony      zielony      żółty      beżowy      biały
     karmazyn      magenta      morski      limonkowy      różowy
     indygo      niebieski      pomarańczowy      szary      fuksjowy
     czarny      purpurowy      brązowy      błękitny      cyjan

Portuguese

Noun

magenta m (uncountable)

  1. magenta (pinkish purple colour)

Adjective

magenta (plural magenta, comparable)

  1. magenta (being of the magenta colour)

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Colors in Portuguese · cores (layout · text)
     vermelho      verde      amarelo      creme      branco
     carmim      magenta      azul-petróleo      lima      rosa,
cor-de-rosa
     índigo,
anil
     azul      laranja,
cor-de-laranja
     cinza      violeta
     preto      roxo      castanho,
marrom
     azul céu      ciano

Spanish

Noun

magenta m (uncountable)

  1. magenta (pinkish purple colour)

Adjective

magenta m, f (plural magenta)

  1. magenta (being of the magenta colour)