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chromatics
[ kroh-mat-iks, kruh- ]
noun
- the science of colors.
chromatics
/ krəʊˈmætɪks; ˌkrəʊməˈtɒlədʒɪ; ˈkrəʊmətɪst /
noun
- functioning as singular the science of colour
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Derived Forms
- chromatist, noun
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Other Words From
- chro·ma·tist [kroh, -m, uh, -tist], noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of chromatics1
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Example Sentences
It began on a high note, descending in weird chromatics to the lowest tone the human ear could resolve.
They made themselves a bed of leaves and lay down; but the Chromatics made such a noise that they could not go to sleep.
He would not dare keep her in his castle, because the Chromatics are such gossips that the whole kingdom would know it at once.
They form a refinement in chromatics based, as at present appears, on the whole-tone scale.
Chromatics, like little tongues of flame, appear in the accompaniment.
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