Roy G. Biv is an acronym for the sequence of hues in a rainbow according to how the English language divides the visible light spectrum:
- Red
- Orange
- Yellow
- Green
- Blue
- Indigo
- Violet
A rainbow spans a continuous spectrum of colors; the distinct bands are an artifact of human color vision. In Roy G. Biv, the colors are arranged in the order of decreasing wavelengths, with red being 650 nm and violet being about 400 nm. Other variations are ROYGBIV and VIBGYOR. The Roy G. Biv arrangement is memorable because Roy is a common male given name, forming the acronym into a first name, middle initial, and a last name.
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Famous quotes containing the word roy:
“I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched seabeams glitter in the dark near the Tennhauser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time like tears in rain. Time to die.”
—David Webb Peoples, U.S. screenwriter, and Ridley Scott. Roy Batty, Blade Runner, final words before dying—as an android he had a built-in life span that expired (1982)