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chromatism

chromatism noun: the state of being coloured.

Noun

chromatism (uncountable)

  1. The state of being coloured
  2. chromatic aberration
  3. chromesthesia

Origin of chromatism

From chromato- + -ism.

Words formed from chromatism

Questions about chromatism

What does chromatism mean?
Chromatism means the state of being coloured.
What part of speech is chromatism?
Chromatism is a noun.

Words near chromatism in the dictionary

  1. chromatins
  2. chromatise
  3. chromatised
  4. chromatises
  5. chromatising
  6. chromatism
  7. chromatisms
  8. chromatist
  9. chromatists
  10. chromatite
  11. chromatization

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