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Webster 1913 Edition
Chromatic
Chro-mat′ic
,Adj.
[L.
chromaticus
, Gr. [GREEK], suited for color, fr. [GREEK], [GREEK], color; akin to [GREEK] color, [GREEK] skin, color of the skin.] 1.
Relating to color, or to colors.
2.
(Mus.)
Proceeding by the smaller intervals (half steps or semitones) of the scale, instead of the regular intervals of the diatonic scale.
☞ The intermediate tones were formerly written and printed in colors.
Chromatic aberration
. (Opt.)
See
– Aberration
, 4
. Chromatic printing
, printing from type or blocks covered with inks of various colors.
– Chromatic scale
(Mus.)
, the scale consisting of thirteen tones, including the eight scale tones and the five intermediate tones.
Webster 1828 Edition
Chromatic
CHROMATIC
, a.1.
Relating to color.2.
Noting a particular species of music, which proceeds by several semitones in succession.Definition 2024
chromatic
chromatic
English
Adjective
chromatic (not comparable)
- Relating to or characterised by hue.
- Having the capacity to separate spectral colours by refraction.
- (music) Related to or using notes not belonging to the diatonic scale of the key in which a passage is written.
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Translations
characterised by hue
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music: regarding all twelve traditional Western pitch classes, regardless of temperament or intonation