ώχρα — meaning in English

English meaning

• ochre noun A clay earth pigment containing silica, aluminum and ferric oxide.
• yellow noun The bright color of lemons, sunflowers, and egg yolks, produced by light around 580 nanometers.

Senses

ώχρα is used for these senses in English:

• ochre A clay earth pigment containing silica, aluminum and ferric oxide.
• ochre A somewhat dark yellowish orange colour.
• yellow The color of sunflower petals and lemons; the color obtained by mixing green and red light, or by subtracting blue from white light; the color evoked by light of wavelength around 580 nm; one of the three primary colors in subtractive color systems.

ochre — full definition

1. noun A clay earth pigment containing silica, aluminum and ferric oxide.
2. noun A somewhat dark yellowish orange colour.
3. noun The stop codon sequence "UAA".
4. noun Money, especially gold.

yellow — full definition

1. noun The bright color of lemons, sunflowers, and egg yolks, produced by light around 580 nanometers.
2. adj Having the color yellow.
3. adj Informal: cowardly, lacking courage.
4. verb To turn yellow, or to cause something to turn yellow, often through age.

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