"colour triangle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: colour triangles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} colour triangle (plural colour triangles)
  1. (British spelling) A plane triangular graph on which are drawn all the colours that can be made by the additive mixing of red blue and green; these three primary colours are at the apices, while white is in the middle. Tags: UK Synonyms: color triangle [US] Related terms: colour wheel
    Sense id: en-colour_triangle-en-noun-iFFgnjjh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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