"accidental colour" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: accidental colours [plural]
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  1. (optics) A colour depending on the hypersensibility of the retina of the eye for complementary colours. They are purely subjective sensations of colour which often result from the contemplation of actually coloured bodies. Categories (topical): Optics

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