| in the editing or projection of film, any situation in which the sound does not correspond to the lip movements of an actor |
| performers change their positions slightly between exposures to obtain a comic, jerky movement when the film is projected at normal speed |
| -chrome | |
| —adj combining form, —n combining form | |
| colour, coloured, or pigment: monochrome | |
| [from Greek khrōma colour] | |
chrome (krōm)
n.
Chromium, especially as a source of pigment.
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.