Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rgb

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.13 in modern English

Syllables: rgb
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of red, green, blue; a color model in which colors are represented by adding varying amounts of red, green, and blue light.

Uncountable

noun

Something extending across the RGB color space; (especially) something having a wide variety of vivid colors.

Uncountable

noun

RGB lighting; lights (especially LEDs) able to display a wide range of colors by being able to individually adjust the strength of the red, green, and blue channels.

Slang; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of red-giant branch. A classification of stars.

Uncountable

name

Initialism of Reconnaissance General Bureau (“Jeongchal Chongguk”)

Example Sentences

"RGB wallpaper"
"You're about to get lost in the RGB forest and make sensory associations you would never think of in Oscar López Rocha's animation Synesthetic Locked."
"This threshold of expectations is promptly forgotten in the RGB world of in-game tactical menus in web-friendly, tightly-kerned sans serifs."
"Destiny 2 newest shader adds an RGB effect to the player's equipment"
"An RGB keyboard"
"The earcups are light aluminum with a classy silver look, accented by an RGB-lit Corsair logo in the center."

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

CMY TRGB RG red giant KCIA KGB CIA MI6

Questions

What does rgb mean?: Initialism of red, green, blue; a color model in which colors are represented by adding varying amounts of red, green, and blue light.

How to pronounce rgb

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