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chromatics
[ kroh-mat-iks, kruh- ]
noun
, (used with a singular verb)
- the science of colors.
chromatics
/ ˈkrəʊmətɪst; krəʊˈmætɪks; ˌkrəʊməˈtɒlədʒɪ /
noun
- functioning as singular the science of colour
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Derived Forms
- chromatist, noun
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Other Words From
- chro·ma·tist [kroh, -m, uh, -tist], noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of chromatics1
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Example Sentences
It began on a high note, descending in weird chromatics to the lowest tone the human ear could resolve.
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They made themselves a bed of leaves and lay down; but the Chromatics made such a noise that they could not go to sleep.
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He would not dare keep her in his castle, because the Chromatics are such gossips that the whole kingdom would know it at once.
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They form a refinement in chromatics based, as at present appears, on the whole-tone scale.
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Chromatics, like little tongues of flame, appear in the accompaniment.
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