chrome
UK/kɹəʊm//kɹoʊm/
chrome noun: chromium, when used to plate other metals.
Noun
chrome (usually uncountable, plural chromes)
- Chromium, when used to plate other metals.
- The basic structural elements used in a graphical user interface, such as window frames and scroll bars, as opposed to the content.
- So, just as a car might have shiny chrome trimming, a bumper, and a grill that cover the vehicle, so the chrome of an OS window surrounds and complements the window itself. Examples of chrome include the title bar, the Minimize/Maximize/Restore buttons, menu bars, and toolbars.2009, Richard Wagner, Adobe AIR For Dummies, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN
- Similarly [to the chrome exterior of an automobile], in most modern GUIs, the chrome lives around the edges of the screen, surrounding the middle area, which is dedicated to the user's data.2012 January 29, Jakob Nielsen, “Browser and GUI Chrome”, in Nielsen Norman Group homepage, Nielsen Norman Group, archived from the original on 07 Mar 2013
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- Disrespect my nigga Boss and I'm flashin' the chrome2012, “Ali Bomaye”, in Jesus Piece, performed by The Game
- I ain't trippin' long 'cause I can reach the chrome / Heat your home like Southern California Gas, police pass2013, “Hive”, in Doris, performed by Earl Sweatshirt
Verb
chrome (third-person singular simple present chromes, present participle chroming, simple past and past participle chromed)
- To plate with chrome.
- To treat with a solution of potassium bichromate, as in dyeing.
chrome meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
chrome in Hindi
- क्रोम, क्रॉम
chrome in Tamil
- குரோமிய உலோகப் பூச்சு, நிறமி, வண்ணம்
chrome in Marathi
- क्रोम, क्रॉम
chrome in Urdu
- کروم
More languagesFewer languages
- chrome in Bengali
- ক্রোম
- chrome in Telugu
- క్రోమ్, క్రోం, క్రోమ్ చేయడం
- chrome in Malayalam
- ക്രോം, ക്രോമ്, ക്രോം ചെയ്യാൻ
- chrome in Kannada
- ಕ್ರೋಮ್, ಕ್ರೊಮ್
- chrome in Punjabi
- ਕਰੋਮ, ਕ੍ਰੌਮ, ਕ੍ਰੋਮ
- chrome in Gujarati
- ક્રોમ, ક્રોમ્સ
- chrome in Odia
- କ୍ରୋମ୍, କ୍ରୋମ, କ୍ରୋମ୍ କରିବା ପାଇଁ
- chrome in Nepali
- क्रोम
Examples of chrome in a sentence
- Dale Earnhardt just put the chrome horn to that lapped car in front of him.
- Vincent van Gogh used chrome yellow in many of his paintings.
- Watch out — the chrome parts of the car are baking hot from the sun.
Synonyms of chrome
Forms of chrome
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | chromes |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | chromes |
| present participle | chroming |
| past participle | chromed |
| past | chromed |
Origin of chrome
Borrowed from French chrome.
Words formed from chrome
- bichrome
- biochrome
- bright chrome
- chemochrome
- chrome alum
- chrome-ammonia alum
- chrome black
- chrome blue
- chrome brick
- chrome colour
- chrome diopside
- chrome dome
- chrome furnace
- chrome garnet
- chrome green
- chrome handler
- chrome horn
- chrome ink
- chrome iron
- chrome iron ore
- chromel
- chrome leather
- chromeless
- chrome maker
- chrome-nickel steel
- chrome ocher
- chrome ochre
- chrome orange
- chrome-plated
- chrome red
- chrome solid
- chrome spinel
- chrome-sulfuric acid
- chrome-tanned
- chrome-tanning
- chrome tape
- chrome violet
- chromework
- chromey
- chrome yellow
- chromic
- chromie
- chromite
- chromize
- chromous
- cryptochrome
- dechrome
- duochrome
- ferrochrome
- hard chrome
- lemon chrome
- mercurochrome
- national school bus chrome
- Nichrome
- orange chrome
- zinc chrome
- chromable
- rechrome
Phrases with chrome
Words that rhyme with chrome
Questions about chrome
- What does chrome mean?
- Chrome means chromium, when used to plate other metals.
- What is chrome in Hindi?
- Chrome in Hindi is क्रोम, क्रॉम. See Chrome meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is chrome?
- Chrome can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce chrome?
- Chrome is pronounced /kɹəʊm/ (UK).
- What is the plural of chrome?
- The plural of chrome is chromes.
Words near chrome in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: chrome (page history and authors); chrome (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); chrome (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); chrome (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); chrome (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); chrome (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); chrome (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); chrome (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); chrome (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); chrome (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); chrome (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); chrome (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); chrome (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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