"accidental colour" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: accidental colours [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} accidental colour (plural accidental colours)
  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
    Sense id: en-accidental_colour-en-noun-YcAyNNFP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, optics, physical-sciences, physics

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