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 [krəˈmætɪk]

adj

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) of, relating to, or characterized by a colour or colours

2. (Music / Classical Music) Music

a.  involving the sharpening or flattening of notes or the use of such notes in chords and harmonic progressions

b.  of or relating to the chromatic scale or an instrument capable of producing it a chromatic harmonica

c.  of or relating to chromaticism Compare diatonic

[from Greek khrōmatikos, from khrōma colour]

chromatically  adv

chromaticism  n

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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"

Translations

chromatic [krəˈmætɪk] ADJ (Mus, Tech) → cromático

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chromatic [krəˈmætɪk] adj (= concerning colour) → chromatique
chromatic scale n (MUSIC) → gamme f chromatique

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chromatic

adj (Art, Mus) → chromatisch

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chromatic [krəˈmætɪk] adj (Mus) → cromatico/a

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chromatic [krəˈmætɪk] adj (Mus) → cromatico/a

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chromatic [krəˈmӕtik, (American ) krou-]

a series of musical notes, each separated from the next by a semitone. chromaties لَوْني، مُرَكَّز على السُّلَّم اللوني муз. хроматичен chromatický, půltónový kromatisk chromatisch χρωματική κλίμακα cromático kromaatiline heliredel وزن موسیقی که دارای نیم گام است kromaattinen asteikko chromatique סוּלָם שֶל חָצַאֵי טוֹנִים वर्ण संबंधी kromatski kromatikus kromatik krómatískur, smástígur (hálftóna-) cromatico; scala cromatica 半音階 반음계 chromatinis hromatisks kromatik chromatisch kromatisk skala gama chromatyczna cromático cromatic хроматическая гамма chromatický, poltónový kromatična lestvica hromatski kromatisk, kromatisk skala ลำดับโน้ตเพลง sesleri yarımşar ton aralıklı nota dizini 半音階 хроматичний шкала سروں اور تالوں کا سلسلہ nửa cung 半音阶的