cyan

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See also: Cyan and cyan-

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κύανος (kúanos), a shade of blue variously described as similar to cornflower, copper carbonate, and lapis lazuli, Mycenaean Greek 𐀓𐀷𐀜 (ku-wa-no), possibly from Hittite (kuwannan-, “a precious stone; copper; shade of blue”). Compare modern Greek κυανός (kyanós), also used for cyan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsaɪˌæn/, /ˈsaɪ.ən/, /saɪˈæn/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɪən, -æn

Noun

cyan (countable and uncountable, plural cyans)

  1. An additive secondary colour midway between green and blue, evoked by wavelengths between ~490 and ~520 nm.
    cyan (additive secondary):  
    cyan (subtractive primary):  

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Adjective

cyan (comparative more cyan, superlative most cyan)

  1. Of the colour cyan.

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Colors/Colours in English (layout · text)
             red          orange              yellow              green              blue (incl.      indigo;
             cyan, teal, turquoise) 		             purple / violet
         pink (including
         magenta) 		         brown      white              grey/gray      black

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Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

cyan m inan

  1. (printing) cyan


Colors in Czech · barvy (layout · text)
     bílá
(of animals) broná 		     šedá, sivá      černá
(of animals) vraná
             červená, rudá; karmínová              oranžová; hnědá              žlutá, plavá; béžová
             limetkově zelená              zelená              mátově zelená; tmavě zelená
             azurová, blankytná; zelenomodrá              modrá              modrá, siná
             fialová; indigo              purpurová; fialová              růžová

Declension

Declension of cyan (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative cyan cyany
genitive cyanu cyanů
dative cyanu cyanům
accusative cyan cyany
vocative cyane cyany
locative cyanu cyanech
instrumental cyanem cyany

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κύανος (kúanos).

Pronunciation

Noun

cyan m (plural cyans)

  1. cyan (vibrant pale greenish-blue colour between blue and green in the visible spectrum)
    Near-synonym: céruléen

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Colors in French · couleurs (layout · text)
     blanc      gris      noir
             rouge; cramoisi, carmin              orange; brun, marron              jaune; crème
             lime              vert              menthe
             cyan, turquoise; bleu canard              azur, bleu ciel              bleu
             violet, lilas; indigo              magenta; pourpre              rose

Jamaican Creole

Alternative forms

Etymology

From English can't.

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Verb

cyan

  1. cannot

Further reading

  • cyan – jamaicans.com Jamaican Patois dictionary

Swedish

Adjective

cyan

  1. cyan (colour)

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Noun

cyan

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

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