chroma
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”)
Noun
chroma
- (usually in combination) Color.
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”)
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɹoʊmə/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɹəʊmə/
- Rhymes: -əʊmə
- Hyphenation: chro‧ma
Noun
chroma (countable and uncountable, plural chromas)
- The colorfulness relative to the brightness of a similarly illuminated area.
- The aspect of a colour's hue that depends on the amount of white or black in it; saturation.
See also
- luma
Anagrams
- morcha
Irish
Adjective
chroma
- Lenited form of croma.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| croma | chroma | gcroma |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxrɔma/
Adjective
chroma
- nominative singular feminine of chromy