Associations to the word «Subtractive»

Wiktionary

SUBTRACTIVE, adjective. Of or pertaining to subtraction
SUBTRACTIVE, adjective. Describing a colour, from which some wavelengths have been removed

Dictionary definition

SUBTRACTIVE, adjective. Constituting or involving subtraction; "a subtractive correction".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats