Cue vs. Hue — What's the Difference?

A long tapered stick with a leather tip used to strike the cue ball in billiards and pool.

In color theory, hue is one of the main properties (called color appearance parameters) of a color, defined technically in the CIECAM02 model as "the degree to which a stimulus can be described as similar to or different from stimuli that are described as red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple," which in certain theories of color vision are called unique hues. Hue can typically be represented quantitatively by a single number, often corresponding to an angular position around a central or neutral point or axis on a color space coordinate diagram (such as a chromaticity diagram) or color wheel, or by its dominant wavelength or that of its complementary color.

A long stick with a concave attachment at one end for shoving disks in shuffleboard.

The property of colors by which they can be perceived as ranging from red through yellow, green, blue, and violet, as determined by the dominant wavelengths of the light being reflected, transmitted, or emitted. See Table at color.

(Nonstandard) Variant of queue.

A particular gradation of color; a shade or tint.

A signal, such as a word or action, used to prompt another event in a performance, such as an actor's speech or entrance, a change in lighting, or a sound effect.

Color

A reminder or prompting.

Appearance; aspect

A hint or suggestion.

A color, or shade of color; tint; dye.

An extract from the music for another part printed, usually in smaller notes, within a performer's part as a signal to enter after a long rest.

The characteristic related to the light frequency that appears in the color, for instance red, yellow, green, cyan, blue or magenta.

A gesture by a conductor signaling the entrance of a performer or part.

(figuratively) A character; aspect.

(Psychology) A stimulus, either consciously or unconsciously perceived, that elicits or signals a type of behavior.

(obsolete) Form; appearance; guise.

(Archaic) One's assigned role or function.

(obsolete) A shout or cry.

(Archaic) A mood; a disposition.

Color or shade of color; tint; dye.

The letter q.

A predominant shade in a composition of primary colors; a primary color modified by combination with others.

(Games) To strike (a ball) with a cue.

A shouting or vociferation.

(Nonstandard) Variant of queue.

The quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength

To give a cue to; signal or prompt.

Take on color or become colored;

To insert into the sequence of a performance

Suffuse with color

To position (an audio or video recording) in readiness for playing

A small portion of bread or beer; the quantity bought with a farthing or half farthing and noted with a q (for farthing) in the buttery books.

An action or event that is a signal for somebody to do something.

The last words of a play actor's speech, serving as an intimation for the next actor to speak; any word or words which serve to remind an actor to speak or to do something; a catchword.

A marker or signal that triggers something, such as the start of an audio recording.

A hint or intimation.

(obsolete) Humour; temper of mind.

A straight tapering stick used to hit the balls in various games.

(obsolete) The tail; the end of a thing; especially, a tail-like twist of hair worn at the back of the head; a queue.

To give someone a cue signal.

To spark or provoke.

To take aim on the cue ball with the cue and hit it.

To form into a cue; to braid; to twist.

The tail; the end of a thing; especially, a tail-like twist of hair worn at the back of the head; a queue.

The last words of a play actor's speech, serving as an intimation for the next succeeding player to speak; any word or words which serve to remind a player to speak or to do something; a catchword.

A hint or intimation.

The part one has to perform in, or as in, a play.

Humor; temper of mind.

A straight tapering rod used to impel the balls in playing billiards.

A small portion of bread or beer; the quantity bought with a farthing or half farthing.

To form into a cue; to braid; to twist.

An actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech

Evidence that helps to solve a problem

A stimulus that provides information about what to do

Sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards

Assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned