chroma

See also: chromá and chromą

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, color).

Noun

chroma

  1. (usually in combination) Color.

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, color).

Pronunciation

Noun

chroma (countable and uncountable, plural chromas)

  1. The colorfulness relative to the brightness of a similarly illuminated area
  2. The aspect of a colour's hue that depends on the amount of white or black in it; saturation
  3. (music) Short for chromatic semitone

Derived terms

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Anagrams

Irish

Adjective

chroma

  1. Lenited form of croma.

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxrɔma/

Adjective

chroma

  1. feminine nominative singular of chromy

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxrɔ.ma/
  • Rhymes: -ɔma
  • Syllabification: chro‧ma

Adjective

chroma

  1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of chromy

Verb

chroma

  1. third-person singular present of chromać
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