color filter

noun

Examples of color filter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Additional features like adjustments for contrast and brightness, and color filters for improving text legibility can also be found by selecting the settings button on the lower left of the app. Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2023 Fun features such as a self-timer, double exposure, and color filters make this a dream for creative shooters looking to capture real-time memories that can be shared the traditional way vs. digitally, but still instantly. Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2023 All the basic must-haves are covered—a sturdy metal body, dual LED lights and five magnification levels up to 1,000 times, plus a color filter and coarse and fine focusing knobs on both sides. Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 23 Aug. 2023 The already superb viewing angles of OLED are claimed to be even better on QD-OLED since there’s more diffusion happening without the color filter in the way. Jon Porter, The Verge, 14 July 2023 At the time, Technicolor’s approach to projecting color involved two strips of film running through the projector in sync, the light passing through color filters, and bringing the two images into alignment on the screen using a glass adjusting element. Scott Kirsner, BostonGlobe.com, 20 June 2023 Each one has either a green, red, or blue color filter. Allison Johnson, The Verge, 14 Mar. 2023 The already-superb viewing angles of OLED are claimed to be even better on QD-OLED since there’s more diffusion happening without the color filter in the way. Cameron Faulkner, The Verge, 2 Jan. 2023 The display also foregoes a color filter, which Asus claimed helped the monitor achieve a color accuracy of Delta E <1. Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 9 Aug. 2022 See More

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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 2 Dec. 2023.

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