[hyoo or, often, yoo] 
| 1. | a gradation or variety of a color; tint: pale hues. |
| 2. | the property of light by which the color of an object is classified as red, blue, green, or yellow in reference to the spectrum. |
| 3. | color: all the hues of the rainbow. |
| 4. | form or appearance. |
| 5. | complexion. |
[hyoo] | outcry, as of pursuers; clamor. |
[hwey] | a seaport in central Vietnam: former capital of Annam. 200,000. |
| hue (hyōō) n.
[Middle English, color, form, from Old English hīw, hēo.] |
| Hue (hyōō-ā', hwā) A city of central Vietnam near the South China Sea northwest of Da Nang. An ancient Annamese city probably dating from the third century A.D., it was nearly destroyed during heavy fighting in the Vietnam War but has since been rebuilt. Population: 287,000. |
hue (hy ) Pronunciation Key
The property of colors by which they are seen as ranging from red through orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet, as determined by the dominant wavelength of the light. Compare saturation, value. |
hue graphics
(Or "tint") The coordinate in the HSB colour model that determines the frequency of light or the position in the spectrum or the relative amounts of red, green and blue. Hue corresponds to the common definition of colour, e.g. "red", "orange", "violet" etc. The other coordinates are saturation and brightness.
(1999-07-05)
