magenta

ma·gen·ta  (m-jnt)

n.

1. See fuchsin.

2. A purplish red, one of the subtractive primary colors.

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[After Magenta, a town of northwest Italy.]

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magenta [məˈdʒɛntə]

n

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours)

a.  a deep purplish red that is the complementary colour of green and, with yellow and cyan, forms a set of primary colours

b.  (as adjective) a magenta filter

2. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) another name for fuchsin

[named after Magenta, Italy, alluding to the blood shed in a battle there (1859)]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	magenta - a primary subtractive color for light; a dark purple-red color; the dye for magenta was discovered in 1859, the year of the battle of Magenta purplish red, purplish-red - a red with a tinge of purple
	2.	Magenta - a battle in 1859 in which the French and Sardinian forces under Napoleon III defeated the Austrians under Francis Joseph I Battle of Magenta Italia, Italian Republic, Italy - a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
Adj.	1.	magenta - of deep purplish red chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue

Translations

magenta [məˈdʒentə]

A. N → magenta m

B. ADJ → magenta inv

magenta [məˈdʒɛntə]

adj → magenta inv

n → magenta m

magenta

n → Fuchsin nt

adj → tiefrot

magenta [məˈdʒɛntə] n & adj → (color m) magenta inv

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magenta [məˈdʒɛntə] n & adj → (color m) magenta inv