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Japanese to English translations [Non-PRO] Art/Literary - History | ||||
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5 +1 | Chromatic circle |
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4 | colour (color) circle |
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色彩環 Chromatic circle Explanation: It's originally a French term - Circle chromatique. You do see the French term employed as it is in English as well, but if you want to translate it it would be 'chromatic circle' |
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色彩環 colour (color) circle Explanation: colour (color) circle フランス語はcercle chromatique Colour Circle: Ger. Farbenkreis, Farbentafel; Fr. table des couleurs, cercle chromatique; Ital. disco di Newton, circolo cromatico. A figure designed by Sir I. Newton to represent the laws of colour mixture. On the periphery of the circle are arranged the seven saturated colours of Newton, and also purple; at the centre is white; the mixed colours lie upon the surface of the disk. Cf. COLOUR MIXTURE, and COLOUR TRIANGLE. Reference: http://psychclassics.yorku.ca/Baldwin/Dictionary/defs/C3defs... Reference: http://www.dnp.co.jp/artscape/reference/artwords/a_j/colour_... |
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