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Webster 1913 Edition
Subtractive
Sub-trac′tive
,Adj.
1.
Tending, or having power, to subtract.
2.
(Math.)
Having the negative sign, or sign minus.
Webster 1828 Edition
Subtractive
SUBTRACT'IVE
,Adj.
Definition 2024
subtractive
subtractive
English
Adjective
subtractive (comparative more subtractive, superlative most subtractive)
- Of or pertaining to subtraction
- Describing a colour, from which some wavelengths have been removed