chroma

See also: chromá and chromą

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”).

Noun

chroma

1. (usually in combination) Color.

English

Etymology

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Proto-Hellenic *kʰrṓwmə

Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma)bor.

English chroma

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

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkɹoʊmə/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkɹəʊmə/
• Rhymes: -əʊmə
• Hyphenation: chro‧ma

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
3. (music) Short for chromatic semitone

Derived terms

• chroma dot
• chromagram
• chromakey
• chroma keyer
• chromatic
• chrominance
• chromoclasm

See also

• luma

Anagrams

• morcha

Irish

Adjective

chroma

1. lenited form of croma

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxrɔma/

Adjective

chroma

1. feminine nominative singular of chromy

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxrɔ.ma/
• Rhymes: -ɔma
• Syllabification: chro‧ma

Adjective

chroma

1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of chromy

Verb

chroma

1. third-person singular present of chromać