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hyperbolic colour

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.13 in modern English

Syllables
hy-per-bol-ic -colour
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The type of colour perceived when a visual afterimage is viewed on a background of the same colour, resulting in a purer perception of that colour than is ordinarily possible to perceive; usually achieved by staring at a shape in one colour (e.g. cyan) for several seconds, and then immediately looking at a background in the opposite colour (e.g. orange), which is the same colour as the resultant afterimage.

Etymology

From hyperbolic + colour.

Inflected Forms

hyperbolic colours (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

hyperbolic color

Questions

What does hyperbolic colour mean?
The type of colour perceived when a visual afterimage is viewed on a background of the same colour, resulting in a purer perception of that colour than is ordinarily possible to perceive; usually achieved by staring at a shape in one colour (e.g. cyan) for several seconds, and then immediately looking at a background in the opposite colour (e.g. orange), which is the same colour as the resultant afterimage.
Where does hyperbolic colour come from?
From hyperbolic + colour.

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