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chroma

noun

No English definition recorded for this entry.

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈkɹoʊmə/ / /ˈkɹəʊmə/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *kʰrṓwmə Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma)bor. English chroma Borrowed from Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”).

  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. Short for chromatic semitone