cyan
See also: Cyan and cyan-
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κύανος (kúanos, “blue, various blue materials or things”), probably a loanword from or akin to Hittite [script needed] (kuwannan-, “precious stone, copper, blue”), itself of unknown origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsaɪˌæn/, /ˈsaɪ.ən/, /saɪˈæn/
Audio (RP) (file) - Rhymes: -aɪən, -æn
Noun
cyan (countable and uncountable, plural cyans)
- A vibrant pale greenish-blue colour between blue and green in the visible spectrum; the complementary colour of red; the colour obtained by subtracting red from white light.
- cyan (additive secondary):
- cyan (subtractive primary):
Translations
a colour between blue and green
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Adjective
cyan (comparative more cyan, superlative most cyan)
- Of the colour cyan.
Translations
of the colour cyan
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Derived terms
- haemocyanin, hemocyanin
Related terms
- cyan-
- cyano-
See also
- (blues) blue; Alice blue, aqua, aquamarine, azure, baby blue, beryl, bice, bice blue, blue green, blue violet, blueberry, cadet blue, Cambridge blue, cerulean, cobalt blue, Copenhagen blue, cornflower, cornflower blue, cyan, dark blue, Dodger blue, duck-egg blue, eggshell blue, electric-blue, gentian blue, ice blue, lapis lazuli, light blue, lovat, mazarine, midnight blue, navy, Nile blue, Oxford blue, peacock blue, petrol blue, powder blue, Prussian blue, robin's-egg blue, royal blue, sapphire, saxe blue, slate blue, sky blue, teal, turquoise, ultramarine, Wedgwood blue, zaffre (Category: en:Blues)
white | gray, grey | black |
red; crimson | orange; brown | yellow; cream |
lime, lime green | green | mint |
cyan; teal | azure, sky blue | blue |
violet; indigo | magenta; purple | pink |
Further reading
- cyan on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- -ancy, cany
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈt͡sɪjan]
Noun
cyan m
- (printing) cyan
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 |
French
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κύανος (kúanos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sjɑ̃/
Audio (file)
Noun
cyan m (plural cyans)
- cyan (color)
See also
blanc | gris | noir |
rouge; cramoisi | orange; brun | jaune; crème |
vert citron | vert | menthe |
cyan; bleu canard | azur | bleu |
violet; indigo | magenta; pourpre | rose |
Jamaican Creole
Alternative forms
- cyaan, cyaa, cyah, cyahn, cyar
Etymology
From English can't.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kjan/
Verb
cyan
- cannot
Further reading
- cyan – jamaicans.com Jamaican Patois dictionary
Swedish
Adjective
cyan
- cyan (colour)
Synonyms
- cyanfärgad
Noun
cyan
- cyan (colour)
- (colloquial) Almost any chemical compound containing a cyanide group; especially if this compound is in gaseous state.
Synonyms
- (colour): cyanfärg
Derived terms
- cyanblå
See also
- blågrön
- cyankalium
- cyanid
- cyanväte
- turkos