chroma
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”).
Noun edit
chroma
- (usually in combination) Color.
English edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”).
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɹoʊmə/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɹəʊmə/
- Rhymes: -əʊmə
- Hyphenation: chro‧ma
Noun edit
chroma (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
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Adjective edit
chroma
- Lenited form of croma.
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chroma
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chroma
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chroma
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