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Chromatic

Chromatic Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Chromatic? [adj] being or having or characterized by hue [adj] (music) based on a scale consisting of 12 semitones; "a chromatic scale" [adj] able to refract light without spectral color separation; "chromatic lens" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Chromatic: amber \| amethyst \| aureate \| avocado \| azure \| beige \| blae \| blood-red \| blue \| blue-green \| blueish \| bluish \| bluish green \| blushful \| bottle-green \| bright blue \| bronze \| bronzy \| brown \| brownish \| brownish-orange \| brownish-red \| brownish-yellow \| buff \| canary \| canary-yellow \| caramel \| caramel brown \| carmine \| carnation \| cerise \| cerulean \| chartreuse \| cherry \| cherry-red \| Chinese-red \| chukker-brown \| cinnabar \| copper colored \| coppery \| coral \| creamy \| cress green \| cresson \| crimson \| cyan \| dark-blue \| dark-brown \| dark-green \| dun \| earthlike \| fuscous \| gilded \| gilt \| gold \| golden \| green \| greenish \| hazel \| honey \| jade \| jade-green \| khaki \| lavender \| light-blue \| light-green \| lilac \| magenta \| maroon \| mauve \| moss green \| mosslike \| mosstone \| mossy \| mouse-colored \| mouselike \| mousy \| mummy-brown \| musciform \| ocher \| ochre \| olive \| olive-brown \| olive-drab \| orange \| orangish \| peacock-blue \| pea-green \| pink \| pinkish \| powder blue \| purple \| purplish \| red \| reddish \| rosaceous \| rose \| roseate \| rose-red \| rosy \| ruby \| ruby-red \| ruddy \| russet \| rust \| rusty \| sage \| sage-green \| sapphire \| scarlet \| sea-green \| sky-blue \| snuff \| snuff-brown \| sorrel \| stone \| straw \| tan \| tangerine \| tannish \| taupe \| tawny \| teal \| ultramarine \| umber \| vermilion \| vermillion \| violet \| watercress \| xanthous \| yellow \| yellow-brown \| yellow-green \| yellowish Related Terms \| Find terms related to Chromatic: cold \| colorific \| coloring \| cool \| dichromatic \| enharmonic \| glowing \| harmonious \| many-colored \| matching \| medley \| monochromatic \| monochrome \| monochromic \| motley \| parti-colored \| pigmentary \| polychromatic \| prismatic \| rainbow \| semitonic \| spectral \| tinctorial \| tingent \| tonal \| tonic \| toning \| variegated \| warm See Also \| chestnut \| colored \| colorful \| coloured \| in color(p) Chromatic In Webster's Dictionary \Chro*mat"ic\, a. [L. chromaticus, Gr. ?, suited for color, fr. ?, ?, color; akin to ? color, ? skin, color of the skin.] 1. Relating to color, or to colors. 2. (Mus.) Proceeding by the smaller intervals (half steps or semitones) of the scale, instead of the regular intervals of the diatonic scale. Note: The intermediate tones were formerly written and printed in colors. {Chromatic aberration}. (Opt.) See {Aberration}, {4}. {Chromatic printing}, printing from type or blocks covered with inks of various colors. {Chromatic scale} (Mus.), the scale consisting of thirteen tones, including the eight scale tones and the five intermediate tones.

Chromatic Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Chromatic?

[adj] being or having or characterized by hue
[adj] (music) based on a scale consisting of 12 semitones; "a chromatic scale"
[adj] able to refract light without spectral color separation; "chromatic lens"

Chromatic In Webster's Dictionary

\Chro*mat"ic\, a. [L. chromaticus, Gr. ?, suited for
color, fr. ?, ?, color; akin to ? color, ? skin, color of the
skin.]
1. Relating to color, or to colors.

2. (Mus.) Proceeding by the smaller intervals (half steps or
   semitones) of the scale, instead of the regular intervals
   of the diatonic scale.

Note: The intermediate tones were formerly written and
      printed in colors.

{Chromatic aberration}. (Opt.) See {Aberration}, {4}.

{Chromatic printing}, printing from type or blocks covered
   with inks of various colors.

{Chromatic scale} (Mus.), the scale consisting of thirteen
   tones, including the eight scale tones and the five
   intermediate tones.

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