additive color

noun

, Photography.

1. red, green, or blue-violet, as used in the additive process of color photography.

Word History and Origins

Origin of additive color¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

Later in the show children can boogie in front of beams of colored light, and can discover the secrets of additive color mixing if they aren’t too in love with their own multicolored shadows.

From New York Times