chrome
/kɹoʊm/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.90 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The basic structural elements used in a graphical user interface, such as window frames and scroll bars, as opposed to the content.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "So, just as a car might have shiny chrome trimming, a bumper, and a grill that cover the vehicle, so the chrome of an OS window surrounds and complements the window itself. Examples of chrome include the title bar, the Minimize/Maximize/Restore buttons, menu bars, and toolbars."
- "Similarly [to the chrome exterior of an automobile], in most modern GUIs, the chrome lives around the edges of the screen, surrounding the middle area, which is dedicated to the user's data."
- "I had the idea of making our browser chrome match the actual hardware you were on. If your Mac’s bezel was Bondi blue, we’d make our UI Bondi blue."
- "Disrespect my nigga Boss and I'm flashin' the chrome"
- "I ain't trippin' long 'cause I can reach the chrome / Heat your home like Southern California Gas, police pass"
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *kʰrṓwmə Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma)bor. French chromebor. English chrome Borrowed from French chrome.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /kɹoʊm/
- British English: /kɹəʊm/
Usage
- Uncountable
- American usage
- Slang
- Transitive verb
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
Phrases
bright chrome
chrome alum
chrome-ammonia alum
chrome black
chrome blue
chrome brick
chrome colour
chrome diopside