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chroma

[kroh-muh]
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noun

the purity of a color, or its freedom from white or gray.
intensity of distinctive hue; saturation of a color.

RELATED WORDS

varnish, oil, enamel, color, makeup, cosmetic, pigment, wax, dye, stain, latex, acrylic, hue, complexion, tinge, glow, coloration, intensity, paint, tint

Nearby words

  1. christopher, saint,
  2. christy,
  3. christy minstrels,
  4. christy, edwin p.,
  5. chrom-,
  6. chroma key,
  7. chromaffin,
  8. chromaffin body,
  9. chromaffin cell,
  10. chromaffin tissue

Origin of chroma

First recorded in 1885–90, chroma is from the Greek word chrôma color
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British Dictionary definitions for chroma

chroma

noun

the attribute of a colour that enables an observer to judge how much chromatic colour it contains irrespective of achromatic colour presentSee also saturation (def. 4)
(in colour television) the colour component in a composite coded signal

Word Origin for chroma

C19: from Greek khrōma colour
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Word Origin and History for chroma

chroma

n.

"quality or intensity of color," 1889, from Latinized form of Greek khroma "surface of the body, skin, color of the skin," also used generically for "color" and, in plural, "ornaments, embellishments," related to khros "surface of the body, skin," khrozein "to touch the surface of the body, to tinge, to color;" the root is explained as being somehow from PIE *ghreu- "to rub, grind" (see grit (n.)).

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