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chrome

1

[ krohm ]

noun

  1. chromium-plated or other bright metallic trim, as on an automobile.
  2. (of dyeing) the dichromate of potassium or sodium.
  3. Photography. a positive color transparency; kodachrome.


verb (used with object)

chromed, chroming.
  1. (of dyeing) to subject to a bath of dichromate of potassium or sodium.
  2. to plate (metal) with a compound of chromium.
  3. to treat or tan (a hide or leather) with a chromium compound.

-chrome

2
  1. variant of chrom- as the final element of a compound word:

    polychrome.

chrome

1

/ °ì°ùəʊ³¾ /

noun

    1. another word for chromium, esp when present in a pigment or dye
    2. ( as modifier )

      a chrome dye

  1. anything plated with chromium, such as fittings on a car body
  2. a pigment or dye that contains chromium
“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

verb

  1. to plate or be plated with chromium, usually by electroplating
  2. to treat or be treated with a chromium compound, as in dyeing or tanning
“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

-chrome

2

combining form

  1. colour, coloured, or pigment

    monochrome

“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
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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  • ³Ü²Ô·³¦³ó°ù´Ç³¾±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of chrome1

1790–1800; < French < Greek ³¦³ó°ùô³¾²¹ color; chrome ( indefs 1, 2, 6, 7 ) shortened form of chromium
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of chrome1

C19: via French from Greek °ì³ó°ùų¾²¹ colour

Origin of chrome2

from Greek °ì³ó°ùų¾²¹ colour
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Auctioneers, H&H Classic Auctions, previously said the bike was believed to be in "Legacy" spec with the chrome mudguards, and had seen little use since the completion of filming.

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Signs assembled from vehicle tires line a dusty pedestrian route from the paved road to her gas station — a cleverly suggestive Shell station, apparently, given the chrome conches adorning the pump handles.

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Jaxon Demme’s sculptures in the gallery’s center are princesses encased in chrome and wire, still waiting for the butterfly to arrive and the suffering to end.

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She's also got on a wicked pair of chrome knee-high stiletto boots.

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Balvin puts his chrome sunglasses back on and heads out of the exhibit.

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