chromatics
the science of colors.
Origin of chromatics
1- Also called chromatology.
Other words from chromatics
- chro·ma·tist [kroh-muh-tist], /ˈkroʊ mə tɪst/, noun
Words Nearby chromatics
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How to use chromatics in a sentence
It began on a high note, descending in weird chromatics to the lowest tone the human ear could resolve.
The Door Through Space | Marion Zimmer BradleyThey made themselves a bed of leaves and lay down; but the chromatics made such a noise that they could not go to sleep.
The Blue Rose Fairy Book | Maurice BaringHe would not dare keep her in his castle, because the chromatics are such gossips that the whole kingdom would know it at once.
The Blue Rose Fairy Book | Maurice BaringThey form a refinement in chromatics based, as at present appears, on the whole-tone scale.
Sketch of a New Esthetic of Music | Ferruccio Busonichromatics, like little tongues of flame, appear in the accompaniment.
The Complete Opera Book | Gustav Kobb
British Dictionary definitions for chromatics
chromatology (ˌkrəʊməˈtɒlədʒɪ)
/ (krəʊˈmætɪks) /
(functioning as singular) the science of colour
Derived forms of chromatics
- chromatist (ˈkrəʊmətɪst) or chromatologist, noun
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