chroma
Translingual
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”).
Noun
editchroma
- (usually in combination) Color.
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”).
Pronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɹoʊmə/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɹəʊmə/
- Rhymes: -əʊmə
- Hyphenation: chro‧ma
Noun
editchroma (countable and uncountable, plural chromas)
- The colorfulness relative to the brightness of a similarly illuminated area
- The aspect of a colour's hue that depends on the amount of white or black in it; saturation
- (music) Short for chromatic semitone
Derived terms
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editIrish
editAdjective
editchroma
- Lenited form of croma.
Lower Sorbian
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editAdjective
editchroma
Polish
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editchroma
Verb
editchroma
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