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chroma

/ˈkɹoʊmə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.75 in modern English

Syllables
chro-ma
IPA
/ˈkɹoʊmə/
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The colorfulness relative to the brightness of a similarly illuminated area

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The aspect of a colour's hue that depends on the amount of white or black in it; saturation

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Short for chromatic semitone

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *kʰrṓwmə Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma)bor. English chroma Borrowed from Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkɹoʊmə/
  • British English: /ˈkɹəʊmə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

chromas (plural)

Derived Forms

chromagram chromakey chromatic chrominance chromoclasm

Phrases

chroma dot chroma keyer

Frequently Paired Words

luma

Synonyms

saturation intensity vividness

Rhymes With

oklahoma coma tacoma lymphoma aroma soma melanoma carcinoma oma doma adenocarcinoma omagh

Questions

How do you pronounce chroma?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɹoʊmə/.
What does chroma mean?
The colorfulness relative to the brightness of a similarly illuminated area
Where does chroma come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *kʰrṓwmə Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma)bor. English chroma Borrowed from Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”).

How to pronounce chroma

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