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Noun: color wheel
Usage: US (elsewhere: colour wheel)
  1. A chart in which complementary colors (or their names) are arranged on opposite sides of a circle
    "Artists use the color wheel to understand color relationships";
    - color circle [US], colour circle [Brit, Cdn], colour wheel [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: color wheels

Type of: color chart [US], colour chart [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: Color wheel