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chroma

Syllables: chro·maUK/ˈkɹəʊmə/US/ˈkɹoʊmə/

chroma noun: the colorfulness relative to the brightness of a similarly illuminated area. Also the abbreviation of chromatic semitone.

Noun

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

Also used as

chroma is also the abbreviation of chromatic semitone.

Forms of chroma

pluralchromas

Plural of chroma: chromas

Origin of chroma

Borrowed from Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”).

Words formed from chroma

Phrases with chroma

Words that rhyme with chroma

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Questions about chroma

What does chroma mean?
Chroma means the colorfulness relative to the brightness of a similarly illuminated area.
What part of speech is chroma?
Chroma is a noun.
How do you pronounce chroma?
Chroma is pronounced /ˈkɹoʊmə/ (US).
What is the plural of chroma?
The plural of chroma is chromas.

Words near chroma in the dictionary

  1. Chrobatian
  2. Chrobatians
  3. chrolactomycin
  4. chrolactomycins
  5. chrom-brugnatellite
  6. chroma
  7. chroma dot
  8. chroma dots
  9. chroma key
  10. chroma keyed
  11. chroma keyer

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