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additively

additively

5.8
In a way that puts parts together to make a whole
  • adverb
  • /ˈædɪtɪvli/
  • Specialized
translation icon : aditivamente
  • The key difference between subtractive and additive systems is that in the former, the primary spectral components combine multiplicatively, not additively.
  • combine additively

Examples

  • These primaries, when weighted by the sensor outputs and combined additively, yield a stimulus that matches that seen by the sensor.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Johnson begins each new pitch field additively, bringing in one note or chord, then another, then another until they’re all present.

    Blog text (17)
  • Of course, if we remove such a requirement, then we can combine the speeds additively and get whatever speed we want.

    Blog text (2)
  • We have presented multiple models for deriving relationships for additively manufactured materials.

    Academic text (2018)
  • On the other hand, with no spacing at all, the stimuli simply combine additively into a single stimulus of increased amplitude.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Additive color is generated using primary colorants whose spectral components combine additively to produce a resultant color.

    Academic text (1992)
  • The results of this meso-scale model were coupled to a microstructure grain evolution model to predict the final grain morphology of additively manufactured parts using a powder bed process.

    Academic text (2018)
  • The scientists discovered that the chemicals reacted additively to create a new compound.

  • In this mathematical model, the effects of each variable were added additively to find the total outcome.

  • When the sounds mix additively, they produce a richer and more complex musical experience.

Synonyms

cumulatively
vsadditively
4 5.2

In a way that small amounts add up over time

is about combining parts into a whole without gradual buildup
conjointly
vsadditively
1 6.8

In a way that happens together with other people or things

is about joining parts to form a whole rather than acting jointly

Surface Forms

additively positive

Morphology

additively = additive (transparent) = additive + ly

Formed by adding the adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'additive', so the manner 'involving addition' is directly expressed.

Etymology

Additively comes from the root add-, which means 'to add' and is the same root in add and addition, so it describes putting parts together or combining them to make a whole, like colors that mix to make white or layers that build a product.