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chro⋅mat⋅ic

  [kroh-mat-ik, kruh-]
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–adjective
1. pertaining to color or colors.
2. Music.
a. involving a modification of the normal scale by the use of accidentals.
b. progressing by semitones, esp. to a tone having the same letter name, as in C to C sharp.
Origin:
1590–1600; < Gk chrōmatikós, equiv. to chrōmat- (see chromato- ) + -ikos -ic

Related forms:
chro⋅mat⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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chro·mat·ic   (krō-māt'ĭk)   
adj.  

    1. Relating to colors or color.

    2. Relating to color perceived to have a saturation greater than zero.

    3. Of, relating to, or based on the chromatic scale.

    4. Relating to chords or harmonies based on nonharmonic tones.

  2. Music

    1. Of, relating to, or based on the chromatic scale.

    2. Relating to chords or harmonies based on nonharmonic tones.


[Greek khrōmatikos, from khrōma, khrōmat-, color.]
chro·mat'i·cal·ly adv., chro·mat'i·cism (-sĭz'əm) n.
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Word Origin & History

chromatic 
1597 (of music), 1831 (of color), from Gk. khromatikos "suited for color," from khroma (gen. khromatos) "color, complexion, character," but also used of music, orig. "skin, surface."
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: chro·mat·ic
Pronunciation: krO-'mat-ik
Function: adjective
1 : of, relating to, or characterized by color or colorphenomena or sensations <chromatic perception> <chromatic stimuli>
2 : capable of being colored by staining agents <chromatic substances>
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Medical Dictionary

chromatic chro·mat·ic (krō-māt'ĭk)
adj.

  1. Relating to color or colors.

  2. Produced by or made in a color or colors.

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