hue : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: hue	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for hue
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hue n the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength Synonym(s): hue, chromaticity v take on color or become colored; "In highlights it hued to a dull silver-grey" suffuse with color Synonym(s): imbue, hue
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tone \Tone\, n. 1. (Physiol.) Quality, with respect to attendant feeling; the more or less variable complex of emotion accompanying and characterizing a sensation or a conceptual state; as, feeling tone; color tone. 2. Color quality proper; -- called also {hue}. Also, a gradation of color, either a hue, or a tint or shade. She was dressed in a soft cloth of a gray tone. --Sir G. Parker. 3. (Plant Physiol.) The condition of normal balance of a healthy plant in its relations to light, heat, and moisture.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hue \Hue\, n. [OE. hew, heow, color, shape, form, AS. hiw, heow; akin to Sw. hy skin, complexion, Goth. hiwi form, appearance.] 1. Color or shade of color; tint; dye. [bd]Flowers of all hue.[b8] --Milton. Hues of the rich unfolding morn. --Keble. 2. (Painting) A predominant shade in a composition of primary colors; a primary color modified by combination with others.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hue \Hue\, n. [OE. hue, huer, to hoot, shout, prob. fr. OF. hu an exclamation.] A shouting or vociferation. {Hue and cry} (Law), a loud outcry with which felons were anciently pursued, and which all who heard it were obliged to take up, joining in the pursuit till the malefactor was taken; in later usage, a written proclamation issued on the escape of a felon from prison, requiring all persons to aid in retaking him. --Burrill.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
hue (Or "tint") The coordinate in the {HSB} {colour model} that determines the frequency of light or the position in the spectrum or the relative amounts of red, green and blue. Hue corresponds to the common definition of colour, e.g. "red", "orange", "violet" etc. The other coordinates are {saturation} and {brightness}. (1999-07-05)