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chromatic
CEFRB2
/kɹəˈmæt.ɪk/
adjective
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In plain English
- 01
adjective
Relating to color or having many different colors.
- 02
adjective
Extra detailUses relating to colour
Examples
The chromatic thirds in this composition pose a significant technical challenge for the performer.
The chromatic threads next arrange themselves in the equatorial plane of the nucleus, and then divide into two groups of threads, each of which forms a daughter nucleus.
At a glance
Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 4
Also pronounced
- [-ɾɪk]
- /kɹoʊˈmæt.ɪk/
Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningsCharacterized or caused by, or relating to, colour or hue.
Having the capacity to separate spectral colours by refraction.
Brightly coloured; colourful, vivid.
More examples
In contextIf we are amazed at the precision with which the chromatic elements of the nucleus are divided and distributed, we can be no less astonished at the wonderful directive influence exercised by the asters upon the nuclei; […]
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Origin
adjective
Borrowed from French chromatique (“chromatic”) or directly from its etymon Latin chrōmaticus, from Ancient Greek χρωματικός (khrōmatikós, “relating to colour; one of the three types of tetrachord in Greek music”), from χρῶμα (khrôma, “colour; pigment; chromatic scale in music; music”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- (“to grind; to rub; to stroke; to remove”), perhaps in the sense of the grinding of pigments) + -τῐκός (-tĭkós, suffix forming adjectives); analysable as chroma + -tic.