chroma

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

chroma

1. (usually in combination) Color.

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

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

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

• luma

• morcha

chroma

1. lenited form of croma

• IPA^(key): /ˈxrɔma/

chroma

1. feminine nominative singular of chromy

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

chroma

1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of chromy

chroma

1. third-person singular present of chromać