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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescerchio cromatico
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈtʃɛr.kjo kroˈma.ti.ko
"Il cerchio cromatico è essenziale per la teoria del colore."
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A circular chart illustrating the relationships between different colors, typically showing primary, secondary, and tertiary colors.
"The designer used the color-wheel to find a complementary contrast for the living room decor." - 2
An interactive digital or physical tool used in art and design to select harmonious color palettes.
"Digital painting software often features a built-in color-wheel for precise hue selection."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'color' (from Middle English 'color', via Old French from Latin 'color') and 'wheel' (from Old English 'hwēol', of Germanic origin). The term emerged in the late 17th to early 18th century as artists and scientists, notably Sir Isaac Newton, began visually organizing the spectrum of visible light into a circular diagram to illustrate chromatic relationships.
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cercle chromatique
Transliteration: sɛʁkl kʁɔ.ma.tik
"L'artiste utilise le cercle chromatique pour harmoniser les teintes."
Farbkreis
Transliteration: ˈfaʁpˌkʁaɪs
"Der Farbkreis zeigt die Beziehungen zwischen verschiedenen Farben."
cerchio cromatico
Transliteration: ˈtʃɛr.kjo kroˈma.ti.ko
"Il cerchio cromatico è essenziale per la teoria del colore."
círculo cromático
Transliteration: ˈsiɾ.ku.lo kɾoˈma.ti.ko
"El diseñador consultó el círculo cromático para elegir la paleta."
círculo cromático
Transliteration: ˈsiɾ.ku.lu kɾoˈma.ti.ku
"O círculo cromático ajuda a combinar cores perfeitamente."
रंग चक्र
Transliteration: rang chakra
"कलाकार ने रंगों के संयोजन के लिए रंग चक्र का उपयोग किया।"
色相环
Transliteration: sè xiāng huán
"设计师利用色相环来搭配对比色。"
색상환
Transliteration: saeksanghwan
"디자이너는 색상환을 참고하여 조화로운 배색을 찾았다."
色相環
Transliteration: sokushōkan
"デザイナーは色相環を使って配色を決定した。"
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