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Vocabulary Term Details

Colour

Definition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colour)

Colour is the visual perceptual property corresponding in humans to the categories called red, blue, yellow, green and others. Color derives from the spectrum of light (distribution of light power versus wavelength) interacting in the eye with the spectral sensitivities of the light receptors. Color categories and physical specifications of color are also associated with objects, materials, light sources, etc., based on their physical properties such as light absorption, reflection, or emission spectra (Wikipedia)

Preferred Units: N/A

Scope Note:
N/A

Broader TermsNarrower TermsRelated Terms
Optical properties
N/APigmentation
Pigments

This term is used for the following terms: 
Color
Coloration

Approved Date
23-Oct-2013

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