chromakey
chromakey noun: the use of a particular color, usually either green or blue) as a key in a studio in order to allow one image to be seamlessly partially superimposed upon another.
Noun
chromakey (countable and uncountable, plural chromakeys)
Verb
chromakey (third-person singular simple present chromakeys, present participle chromakeying, simple past and past participle chromakeyed)
- To modify an image in this way.
Forms of chromakey
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | chromakeys |
| alternative form | chroma-key |
| alternative form | chroma key |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | chromakeys |
| present participle | chromakeying |
| past participle | chromakeyed |
| past | chromakeyed |
Origin of chromakey
From chroma + key.
Words formed from chromakey
Questions about chromakey
- What does chromakey mean?
- Chromakey means the use of a particular color, usually either green or blue) as a key in a studio in order to allow one image to be seamlessly partially superimposed upon another.
- What part of speech is chromakey?
- Chromakey can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of chromakey?
- The plural of chromakey is chromakeys.
Words near chromakey in the dictionary
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