Hew vs. Hue

Hewverb

(ambitransitive) To chop away at; to whittle down; to mow down.

Hewverb

(transitive) To shape; to form.

Hewverb

To act according to, to conform to; usually construed with to.

Hewverb

To cut with an ax; to fell with a sharp instrument; - often with down, or off.

Hewverb

To form or shape with a sharp instrument; to cut; hence, to form laboriously; - often with out; as, to hew out a sepulcher.

Hewverb

To cut in pieces; to chop; to hack.

Hewnoun

Destruction by cutting down.

Hewnoun

Hue; color.

Hewnoun

Shape; form.

Hewverb

make or shape as with an axe;

Hewverb

strike with an axe; cut down, strike;

Hew

Hew is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: Hew Ainslie (1792–1878), Scottish poet Hew Dalrymple, Lord North Berwick (1652–1737), Scottish judge and politician Sir Hew Dalrymple, 2nd Baronet (1712-1790), Scottish politician, grandson of the above Hew Dalrymple (advocate) (c.

Huenoun

A color, or shade of color; tint; dye.

Huenoun

The characteristic related to the light frequency that appears in the color, for instance red, yellow, green, cyan, blue or magenta.

Huenoun

(figuratively) A character; aspect.

Huenoun

(obsolete) Form; appearance; guise.

Huenoun

(obsolete) A shout or cry.

Huenoun

Color or shade of color; tint; dye.

Huenoun

A predominant shade in a composition of primary colors; a primary color modified by combination with others.

Huenoun

A shouting or vociferation.

Huenoun

the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength

Hueverb

take on color or become colored;

Hueverb

suffuse with color

Hue

In color theory, hue is one of the main properties (called color appearance parameters) of a color, defined technically in the CIECAM02 model as which in certain theories of color vision are called unique hues. Hue can typically be represented quantitatively by a single number, often corresponding to an angular position around a central or neutral point or axis on a color space coordinate diagram (such as a chromaticity diagram) or color wheel, or by its dominant wavelength or that of its complementary color.