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chromatic

[ kroh-mat-ik, kruh- ]

adjective

  1. pertaining to color or colors.
  2. Music.
    1. involving a modification of the normal scale by the use of accidentals.
    2. progressing by semitones, especially to a tone having the same letter name, as in C to C sharp.


chromatic

/ əˈæɪ /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characterized by a colour or colours
  2. music
    1. involving the sharpening or flattening of notes or the use of such notes in chords and harmonic progressions
    2. of or relating to the chromatic scale or an instrument capable of producing it

      a chromatic harmonica

    3. of or relating to chromaticism Compare diatonic
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

chromatic

/ ō-ăĭ /

  1. Relating to color or colors.
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Derived Forms

  • ˈپ, noun
  • ˈپ, adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of chromatic1

1590–1600; < Greek ōپó, equivalent to ō- ( chromato- ) + -ikos -ic
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of chromatic1

C17: from Greek ōپDz, from ō colour
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Example Sentences

“There is some indication that chromatic composition of light, whether it is outdoors or from digital devices, is an important factor in this whole mechanism,” Khanal said.

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The music itself blends jazz, blues and gospel music, creating a compositional voice the New York Times described as "dominated by lushly chromatic and modal harmonic writing, spiked with jagged rhythms and tart dissonance."

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This roughly mimics the developmental progression of chromatic enrichment as babies' eyesight matures over the first years of life.

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It can strike you as quintessentially French, perhaps because it shares chromatic DNA with Matisse’s “Blue Nude” series of cutouts.

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Not so much by the delightfully odd “Space Babies” episode with its on-the-nose title and guest cast that’s still in diapers but the chromatic cheer of the whole thing.

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