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Meaning of gainsboro | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A neutral light grey colour.

uncountable

Examples

“By using light gray or Gainsboro we are using Edward Tufte's principle of "minimum effective difference" to put in ancillary information.”
“When the temperature reached to^([sic]) about 40 °C, the color of characters began to change, and it changed completely from black to gainsboro when the temperature rose to about 50 °C. As the[…]film cooled down to the room temperature, the color returned to black.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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