Cyan vs. Turquoise

Cyannoun

A colour between blue and green in the visible spectrum; the complementary colour of red; the colour obtained by subtracting red from white light.

Cyanadjective

Of the colour cyan.

Cyannoun

a blue-green that is one of the primary pigments

Cyanadjective

a bluish shade of green

Cyannoun

a greenish-blue colour which is one of the primary subtractive colours, complementary to red.

Cyan

Cyan () is the color between green and blue on the visible spectrum of light. It is evoked by light with a predominant wavelength between 490 and 520 nm, between the wavelengths of green and blue.In the subtractive color system, or CMYK color model, which can be overlaid to produce all colors in paint and color printing, cyan is one of the primary colors, along with magenta and yellow.

Turquoisenoun

(countable) A sky-blue, greenish-blue, or greenish-gray semi-precious gemstone.

Turquoisenoun

A pale greenish-blue colour, like that of the gemstone.

Turquoiseadjective

Made of turquoise (the gemstone).

Turquoiseadjective

Having a pale greenish-blue colour.

Turquoisenoun

A hydrous phosphate of alumina containing a little copper; calaite. It has a blue, or bluish green, color, and usually occurs in reniform masses with a botryoidal surface.

Turquoiseadjective

Having a fine light blue color, like that of choice mineral turquoise.

Turquoisenoun

a blue to gray green mineral consisting of copper aluminum phosphate; blue turquoise is valued as a gemstone

Turquoisenoun

a shade of blue tinged with green

Turquoisenoun

a greenish-blue colour

Turquoisenoun

a semi-precious stone, typically opaque and of a greenish-blue or sky-blue colour, consisting of a hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium.

Turquoise

Turquoise is an opaque, blue-to-green mineral that is a hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium, with the chemical formula CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O. It is rare and valuable in finer grades and has been prized as a gemstone and ornamental stone for thousands of years owing to its unique hue. Like most other opaque gems, turquoise has been devalued by the introduction onto the market of treatments, imitations and synthetics.