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chromatic
[kroh-mat-ik, kruh-]
adjective
pertaining to color or colors.
Music.
involving a modification of the normal scale by the use of accidentals.
progressing by semitones, especially to a tone having the same letter name, as in C to C sharp.
chromatic
/ krəˈmætɪk /
adjective
of, relating to, or characterized by a colour or colours
music
involving the sharpening or flattening of notes or the use of such notes in chords and harmonic progressions
of or relating to the chromatic scale or an instrument capable of producing it
a chromatic harmonica
of or relating to chromaticism Compare diatonic
chromatic
Relating to color or colors.
Other Word Forms
- chromatically adverb
- nonchromatic adjective
- nonchromatically adverb
- unchromatic adjective
- chromaticism noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of chromatic1
Word History and Origins
Origin of chromatic1
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Example Sentences
The treed “Woodland Garden” to the west, with black tupelo and swamp white oaks, gives way to a “Perennial Meadow,” whose asters, purple beebalms and orange butterfly weed were chosen for their chromatic effect.
“There is some indication that chromatic composition of light, whether it is outdoors or from digital devices, is an important factor in this whole mechanism,” Khanal said.
The music itself blends jazz, blues and gospel music, creating a compositional voice the New York Times described as "dominated by lushly chromatic and modal harmonic writing, spiked with jagged rhythms and tart dissonance."
This roughly mimics the developmental progression of chromatic enrichment as babies' eyesight matures over the first years of life.
It can strike you as quintessentially French, perhaps because it shares chromatic DNA with Matisse’s “Blue Nude” series of cutouts.
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