A subtractive correction. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
This might also be called a subtractive model, and Wittgenstein captures this perfectly with a question. From Wordnik.com. [Wittgenstein's Aesthetics] Reference
It's a kind of subtractive masculinity, where the only qualities that make a guy a Real Man are ones women do not display. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-02-01] Reference
Almost every Muslim demand is culturally destructive and 'subtractive' rather than 'additive'. From Wordnik.com. [Infidel Bloggers Alliance] Reference
I love the notion of subtractive lighting. From Wordnik.com. [Hanging Loose with Bil Zelman] Reference
It should, at the least, be additive, not subtractive. From Wordnik.com. [Music Sweet Music] Reference
But I think my friend viewed life as a subtractive game. From Wordnik.com. [Things I Don't Get, Part 243 In An Ongoing Series: Share The Love] Reference
I assume Neurode is aware that filters are subtractive processes. From Wordnik.com. [Daniel Dennett: Intelligent design? Show me the science - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
The late Leon Kennamer was a big advocate of "subtractive lighting". From Wordnik.com. [On Assignment: Open Shade Opera Singer] Reference
I've got a sudden urge to learn more about this subtractive lighting stuff. From Wordnik.com. [Hanging Loose with Bil Zelman] Reference
A filtrative or subtractive process is not the same as a generative process. From Wordnik.com. [Daniel Dennett: Intelligent design? Show me the science - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
Since it's additive and not subtractive, it presents a very different timber. From Wordnik.com. [Do you have any idea what synths actually sound like...] Reference
I enjoy reading the differences between so-called additive and subtractive systems. From Wordnik.com. [The Color Wheel, Part 2] Reference
Never thought of using subtractive lighting on the grass, it just makes so much sense!. From Wordnik.com. [Hanging Loose with Bil Zelman] Reference
I wonder if subtractive lighting is more forgiving or could be made to be more forgiving. From Wordnik.com. [Hanging Loose with Bil Zelman] Reference
It's a subtractive explanation, cutting away the bits that get in the way of the desired story. From Wordnik.com. [mrissa: Addition, subtraction, numini...tion?] Reference
It is also believed that much of the neurological development in the later stages is subtractive. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-10-01] Reference
It's nice to realize that I've shifted from a mostly-subtractive to a mostly-additive relationship. From Wordnik.com. [Thoughts on Revenge of the Sith, After The Second Viewing] Reference
The difference between FM/subtractive synthesis and electric bloody guitars is pretty significant. From Wordnik.com. [Save me from the flames (Music (For Robots))] Reference
He has also begun exploring a subtractive process, sanding and scraping paint already applied to the canvas. From Wordnik.com. [Joel Sheesley at the JBU Gallery] Reference
This type of talent (subtractive) is rarely examined because the normal reaction to it is immediate frustration. From Wordnik.com. [Jay Rosen: Don't Be a Blogger Manqu��, Norman Mailer] Reference
Bear in mind, these are screen colors so they work with light (additive) rather than pigment ones (subtractive). From Wordnik.com. [Pen-Elayne on the Web] Reference
Ok David... you brought it up here, now you're gonna have to at least touch on this subtractive lighting concept. From Wordnik.com. [Hanging Loose with Bil Zelman] Reference
Since increasing complexity and mass are additive – NOT subtractive like erosion is – your analogy doesn't work. From Wordnik.com. [Analogy, How Scientifically Powerful is It?] Reference
There was this guy, Leon Kennamer from Alabama, whose name seems to pop up anytime one refers to subtractive lighting. From Wordnik.com. [Hanging Loose with Bil Zelman] Reference
Interestingly enough, I was surprised that carving, which is a subtractive art, taught me how to be an efficient writer. From Wordnik.com. [Just The FAQs For Authors: MaAnna Stephenson | The Creative Penn] Reference
That said: I am a very, very tough sell on books where magic is a substitution or subtractive force rather than an additive one. From Wordnik.com. [Barnstorming on an Invisible Segway] Reference
American masculinity is subtractive; I don't know Japanese culture well enough to talk about how their gender roles are evolving. From Wordnik.com. ["Grass-eaters" in Japan] Reference
I will also need to do some research and testing to find out how well the Munsell wheel does with opposite subtractive complements. From Wordnik.com. [The Color Wheel, Part 7] Reference
Matt Barber profoundly, because the view of masculinity that has developed over the past century I'm not sure about earlier is subtractive. From Wordnik.com. [Gay-hatin' and Subtractive Masculinity] Reference
The sound is created entirely by subtractive synthesis. From Wordnik.com. [Softpedia - Windows - All] Reference
Modern color slide films all use a subtractive process. From Wordnik.com. [CNET News.com] Reference
Edwardsiella tarda by genomic subtractive hybridization. From Wordnik.com. [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference
(Oncorhynchus mykiss) by use of suppression subtractive hybridization. From Wordnik.com. [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference
Main oscillator for subtractive synthesis: SAW shape with Sync frequency. From Wordnik.com. [2BakSa.Net] Reference
"So often their first language is seen as a subtractive skill," said Sims. From Wordnik.com. [North Lake Tahoe Bonanza - Top Stories] Reference
The programme director is actively subtractive, he lives from his selected pickings. From Wordnik.com. [signandsight.com] Reference
Stevenson described watercolors as an ancient technique that is a subtractive medium. From Wordnik.com. [Odessa America Online : Top Story] Reference
Tools (Pro only) for additive and subtractive modeling, calculation of volumes, and more. From Wordnik.com. [Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now] Reference
It gets pretty confusing as colors of light are additive, and colors of pigments are subtractive. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
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