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chrome
[krohm] 
noun, verb, chromed, chrom⋅ing.–noun
| 1. | chromium. |
| 2. | chromium-plated or other bright metallic trim, as on an automobile. |
| 3. | (of dyeing) the dichromate of potassium or sodium. |
| 4. | Photography. a positive color transparency; kodachrome. |
–verb (used with object)
| 5. | (of dyeing) to subject to a bath of dichromate of potassium or sodium. |
| 6. | to plate (metal) with a compound of chromium. |
| 7. | to treat or tan (a hide or leather) with a chromium compound. |
-chrome
| var. of chrom- as the final element of a compound word: polychrome. |
chrom-
| 1. | a combining form meaning “color,” used in the formation of compound words: chromhydrosis. |
| 2. | Chemistry.
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| chrome (krōm) n.
[French, from Greek khrōma, color (from the brilliant colors of chromium compounds).] |
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Chrome
Chrome\, n. Same as Chromium. Chrome alum (Chem.), a dark violet substance, (SO4)3Cr2.K2SO4.24H2O, analogous to, and crystallizing like, common alum. It is regarded as a double sulphate of chromium and potassium. Chrome green (a) The green oxide of chromium, Cr2O3, used in enamel painting, and glass staining. (b) A pigment made by mixing chrome yellow with Prussian blue. Chrome red, a beautiful red pigment originally prepared from the basic chromate of lead, but now made from red oxide of lead. Chrome yellow, a brilliant yellow pigment, PbCrO4, used by painters.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : Chrome
Spanish:
cromo,
German:
das Chrom,
Japanese:
クロム鋼
chrome
n. [from automotive slang via wargaming] Showy features added to attract users but contributing little or nothing to the power of a system. "The 3D icons in Motif are just chrome, but they certainly are _pretty_ chrome!" Distinguished from bells and whistles by the fact that the latter are usually added to gratify developers' own desires for featurefulness. Often used as a term of contempt.go-faster stripes
n. [UK] Syn. {chrome}. Mainstream in some parts of UK.
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chrome
1800, from Fr., coined 1797 by Fr. chemist Nicolas-Louis Vauquelin (1763-1829), from Gk. khroma "color," because it makes colorful compounds. Originally the name given to the metal chromium; as a short form of chromium plating it dates from 1937.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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chrome (krōm)
n.
Chromium, especially as a source of pigment.
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chrome jargon
(From automotive slang via wargaming) Showy features added to attract users but contributing little or nothing to the power of a system.
"The 3D icons in Motif are just chrome, but they certainly are *pretty* chrome!"
Chrome is distinguished from bells and whistles by the fact that the latter are usually added to gratify developers' own desires for featurefulness. Often used as a term of contempt and sometimes used in conjunction with 'fluff', "all the fluff and chrome that comes with Motif".
[The Jargon File]
(1997-09-19)
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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