English Explanatory Dictionary

subtractive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Of or pertaining to subtraction.
Of a colour: from which some wavelengths have been removed.

Word forms

subtractive more subtractive most subtractive substractive

Etymology

From subtract + -ive.

Related words

additive

Derived words

nonsubtractive subtractively subtractiveness

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