chromatic

chro·mat·ic  (kr-mtk)

adj.

1.

a. Relating to colors or color.

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

2. Music

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

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

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[Greek khrmatikos, from khrma, khrmat-, color.]

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chro·mati·cal·ly adv.

chro·mati·cism (-szm) n.

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chromatic

Adjective

1. of or in colour or colours

2. Music

a. involving the sharpening or flattening of notes or the use of such notes

b. of the chromatic scale [Greek khrōma colour]

chromatically adv

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chromatic  (kr-mtk)

Relating to color or colors.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	chromatic - able to refract light without spectral color separation; "chromatic lens"
	2.	chromatic - based on a scale consisting of 12 semitones; "a chromatic scale" music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner diatonic - based on the standard major or minor scales consisting of 5 tones and 2 semitones without modulation by accidentals
	3.	chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue colored, coloured, colorful - having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination; "colored crepe paper"; "the film was in color"; "amber-colored heads of grain" achromatic, neutral - having no hue; "neutral colors like black or white"