color filter

noun

Examples of color filter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Choose from 28 frames and seven color filters for even more fun effects. Alesandra Dubin, Parents, 20 Mar. 2024 Image: YouTube / 9to5Google Selecting a color filter doesn’t replace your existing homepage feed. Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 6 Feb. 2024 The red and green layers are phosphorescent, and the blue is fluorescent, which creates white light that is then separated into subpixels using color filters. IEEE Spectrum, 19 Dec. 2023 Usually, this depends on the material of the color filter, but nano-prisms can adjust the spectral response without having to change the color filter materials. IEEE Spectrum, 13 Dec. 2023 See all Example Sentences for color filter 

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Word History

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of color filter was in 1891

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“Color filter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/color%20filter. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.

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