chrome
See also: chromé and -chrome
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French chrome.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kɹəʊm/
- (General American) IPA(key): /kɹoʊm/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -əʊm
Noun
chrome (usually uncountable, plural chromes)
- Chromium, when used to plate other metals.
- (graphical user interface) The basic structural elements used in a graphical user interface, such as window frames and scroll bars, as opposed to the content.
- 2009, Richard Wagner, Adobe AIR For Dummies, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN:
- 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.
- 2012 January 29, Nielsen, Jakob, “Browser and GUI Chrome”, in Nielsen Norman Group homepage, Nielsen Norman Group, archived from the original on 2013-03-07, retrieved 2019-09-24:
- 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.
- 2020 January 4, Jimmy Grewal, quoting Maf Vosburgh, “Internet Explorer 5 for Mac: twentieth anniversary”, in Jimmy's Blog, archived from the original on 2020-01-09:
- 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.
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- (US, slang, collective) handguns
- 2012, “Ali Bomaye”, in Jesus Piece, performed by The Game:
- Disrespect my nigga Boss and I'm flashin' the chrome
- 2013, “Hive”, in Doris, performed by Earl Sweatshirt:
- I ain't trippin' long 'cause I can reach the chrome / Heat your home like Southern California Gas, police pass
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Derived terms
Terms derived from chrome (noun)
- bright chrome
- chrome alum
- chrome-ammonia alum
- chrome black
- chrome blue
- chrome brick
- chrome colour
- chrome diopside
- chrome dome
- chrome furnace
- chrome garnet
- chrome green
- chrome handler
- chrome horn
- chrome ink
- chrome iron
- chrome iron ore
- chromel
- chrome leather
- chromeless
- chrome maker
- chrome-nickel steel
- chrome ocher, chrome ochre
- chrome orange
- chrome-plated
- chrome red
- chrome solid
- chrome spinel
- chrome-sulfuric acid
- chrome-tanned
- chrome-tanning
- chrome tape
- chrome violet
- chrome yellow
- chromic
- chromite
- chromous
- ferrochrome
- hard chrome
- lemon chrome
- mercurochrome
- Nichrome
- orange chrome
- zinc chrome
Related terms
Terms etymologically related to chrome (noun)
- chromidium
- chromium
Verb
chrome (third-person singular simple present chromes, present participle chroming, simple past and past participle chromed)
- (transitive) To plate with chrome.
- (transitive) To treat with a solution of potassium bichromate, as in dyeing.
Synonyms
- chromium-plate
Translations
to plate with chrome
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Further reading
- chrome at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- chomer
French
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʁom/
audio (file)
Noun
chrome m (uncountable)
- chromium
Related terms
- chromage
- chromate
- chromer
- chromeux
- chromique
- jaune de chrome
- nickel chrome
- vert de chrome
Descendants
- Lingala: kolomo
Further reading
- “chrome”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- chômer
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxrɔmɛ/, [ˈxrɔmə]
Adjective
chrome
- inflection of chromy:
- neuter nominative/accusative singular
- nominative/accusative plural
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxrɔ.mɛ/
- Rhymes: -ɔmɛ
- Syllabification: chro‧me
Adjective
chrome
- inflection of chromy:
- neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular
- nonvirile nominative/accusative/vocative plural