blue-violet

Speech parts

1. blue-violet - Noun

2. blue-violet - Adjective

3. blue-violet - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

of violet tinted with blue

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

blue violet

Synonyms

violet indigo amethyst orchid periwinkle plum lilac heliotrope purple mauve violaceous bluish-violet wood violet purple violet woolly blue violet
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Examples

Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD uses blue-violet lasers and focusing optics of greater aperture, for use with discs with smaller pits and lands, thereby greater data storage capacity per layer. Source: Internet

One type, relatively distinct from the other two, is most responsive to light that we perceive as blue or blue-violet, with wavelengths around 450 nm ; cones of this type are sometimes called short-wavelength cones, S cones, or blue cones. Source: Internet

Deep indigo (web color blue-violet) infobox At right is displayed the web color 'blue-violet', a color intermediate in brightness between electric indigo and pigment indigo. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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