Definition of cyan Cyan

/sajæˈn/ - [sayan] - cy•an

We found 5 definitions of cyan from 4 different sources.

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What does cyan mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: cyans

cyan - a primary subtractive color for light; has a blue-green color
  blue green, bluish green, teal a blue-green color or pigment; "they painted it a light shade of bluish green"
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  • Cyan is the color halfway between blue and green on the color wheel. It is one of the primary (main) colors of ink in an inkjet printer, along with yellow and magenta.

    Cyan is a secondary color of light, along with magenta and yellow. The primary colors of light are: blue, red and green. Cyan is made by mixing green and blue light.

Part of speech

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  • cyan, noun, singular of cyans.
  • cyan, adjective.

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cyan in sign language
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