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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieschromatique
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kʁɔ.ma.tik
"Cette lentille réduit l'aberration chromatique."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Relating to or produced by colors; exhibiting vibrant or distinct hues.
"The artist achieved a stunning chromatic balance across the entire canvas." - 2
In music, progressing by semitones rather than the intervals of a diatonic scale.
"The jazz pianist played a smooth chromatic run that added tension to the chord progression."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the ancient Greek word 'chromatikos', meaning 'pertaining to color', which stems from 'chroma' (color). Through Latin 'chromaticus', the term entered English in the late 16th century initially in musical contexts before expanding to optics and general color theory.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Chromatic" is said worldwide
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chromatique
Transliteration: kʁɔ.ma.tik
"Cette lentille réduit l'aberration chromatique."
chromatisch
Transliteration: kʁoˈmaːtɪʃ
"Die chromatische Tonleiter umfasst alle zwölf Töne."
cromatico
Transliteration: kroˈma.ti.ko
"Il cerchio cromatico mostra le relazioni tra i colori."
cromático
Transliteration: kɾoˈma.ti.ko
"La escala cromática incluye semitonos."
cromático
Transliteration: kɾoˈma.ti.ku
"O desvio cromático foi corrigido na nova lente."
वर्णीय
Transliteration: varniya
"यह लेंस वर्णीय विसंगति को दूर करता है।"
彩色的
Transliteration: cǎisè de
"这副画有着丰富的彩色的层次。"
색채의
Transliteration: saekchaeui
"그 카메라는 색채 수차를 최소화합니다."
色度
Transliteration: shikido
Script: 色彩の
"この音楽理論には半音階的進行が含まれている。"
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