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chroma

See also: chromá and chromą

Translingual

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”).

Noun

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chroma

  1. (usually in combination) Color.

English

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”).

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Noun

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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

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Irish

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Adjective

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chroma

  1. Lenited form of croma.

Lower Sorbian

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Adjective

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chroma

  1. feminine nominative singular of chromy

Polish

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Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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chroma

  1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of chromy

Verb

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chroma

  1. third-person singular present of chromać
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