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Cyan

Cyan

See also: cyan and cyan-

German

Noun

Cyan n (genitive Cyans, no plural)

  1. cyan (colour)
  2. (chemistry) cyanogen

Declension

cyan

cyan

See also: Cyan and cyan-

English

Noun

cyan (usually uncountable, plural cyans)

  1. A colour between blue and green in the visible spectrum; the complementary colour of red; the colour obtained by subtracting red from white light.
    cyan colour:    

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Adjective

cyan (comparative more cyan, superlative most cyan)

  1. Of the colour cyan.

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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

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɪan/

Noun

cyan m

  1. (printing) cyan
Colors in Czech · barvy (layout · text)
     červená      zelená      žlutá      béžová      bílá
     karmínová      purpurová      zelenomodrá      limetkově zelená      růžová
     indigo      modrá      oranžová      šedá      fialová
     černá      fialová      hnědá      modrá      azurová

French

Etymology

Ancient Greek κύανος (kúanos)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sjɑ̃/

Noun

cyan m (plural cyans)

  1. cyan (color)

See also

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

Swedish

Adjective

cyan

  1. cyan (colour)

Synonyms

  • cyanfärgad

Noun

cyan

  1. cyan (colour)
  2. (colloquial) Almost any chemical compound containing a cyanide group; especially if this compound is in gaseous state.

Synonyms

  • (colour): cyanfärg

Derived terms

  • cyanblå

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