chromatic
(adjective) being or having or characterized by hue
chromatic
(adjective) based on a scale consisting of 12 semitones; “a chromatic scale”
chromatic
(adjective) able to refract light without spectral color separation; “chromatic lens”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.
(music) Moving in semitones.
Relating to chromatin
• monochromatic
• panchromatic
Source: Wiktionary
Chro*mat"ic, a. Etym: [L. chromaticus, Gr.
1. Relating to color, or to colors.
2. (Mus.)
Definition: Proceeding by the smaller intervals (half steps or semitones) of the scale, instead of the regular intervals of the diatonic scale.
Note: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 June 2024
(adjective) affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm; “convulsive motions”; “his body made a spasmodic jerk”; “spastic movements”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.
