primary color

primary color

noun
1.
Art. a color, as red, yellow, or blue, that in mixture yields other colors. Compare complementary color (def. 1), secondary color, tertiary color.
2.
Optics. any of a set of monochromatic colors, as red, green, and blue, that are added to match or specify the chromaticity of a stimulus or sample.

Origin:
1605–15
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Primary color is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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Science Dictionary
primary color  
Any of a group of colors from which all other colors can be made by mixing. See more at additive, subtractive. See Note at color.
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