cyan
noun
cyan
1 American
[sahy-an, sahy-uhn]
/ ˈsaɪ æn, ˈsaɪ ən /
noun
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cyans
plural
cyan-
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cyan-
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American
cyan-
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cyan
1
British
/ ˈsaɪən, ˈsaɪæn /
noun
adjective
cyan-
2
British
combining form
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Etymology
Origin of cyan
First recorded in 1885–90, cyan is from the Greek word kýanos dark blue
Vocabulary lists containing cyan
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For instance, Impossible Foods, one of the leading plant-based meat brands in the country, debuted new, red packaging — a departure from their current cyan labels — today at Natural Products Expo West.
From Salon ● May 14, 2024
Overhead, the newsprint whips by in a blur, running through a succession of cylinders inked cyan, magenta, yellow and black, before converging into a central machine that folds and cuts it into individual papers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2024
He and his team found that both worlds are in fact a similar shade of greenish blue, despite the commonly-held belief that Neptune is a deep azure and Uranus has a pale cyan appearance.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 4, 2024
At first, it seemed to be another caprice of two already unusual animals: Flying squirrels and platypuses were found to be fluorescent, absorbing invisible ultraviolet light and re-emitting it in shocking pink or bright cyan.
From New York Times ● Oct. 20, 2023
Miss Kitty She’ard, she know Miss Judy cyan go twell ole mistis say so.
From Throckmorton by Molly Elliot Seawell
They range from around 45 seconds to almost two minutes, featuring cyan- or red-saturated images and original short-lived soundtracks.
From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2012
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