three-color

[ three-kuhl-er ]
/ ˈθriˌkʌl ər /

adjective

having or characterized by the use of three colors.
noting or pertaining to a photomechanical process for making reproductions of paintings, artwork, etc., usually by making three printing plates, each corresponding to a primary color, by the halftone process, and printing superimposed impressions from these plates in three correspondingly colored inks.

Origin of three-color

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby three-color

three-base hit, three-birds, three-body problem, three-card monte, three-card trick, three-color, three-colour, three-cornered, three-d, three-day event, three-day measles

Example sentences from the Web for three-color

  • Chrome-Gelatine is a perfected modification of the three-color printing process.

    Photogravure |Henry R. Blaney

  • The three-color process aims to reproduce all colors in three printings, by using inks of red, yellow, and blue.

    The Building of a Book |Various

  • The three-color stripes in the 16- lot were similarly difficult to match with the samples in the Dictionary.

    Chincha Plain-weave cloths |Lila M. O'Neale

  • The results, in all cases, are produced from three-color negatives.

    Photogravure |Henry R. Blaney