According to Statista, the global coffee industry is worth US$363 billion in 2020. The market grows annually by 10.6%, and 78% of revenue came from out-of-home establishments like cafes and coffee beverage retailers.
CHROMATICS
Noun
chromatics (uncountable)
The science of colours; the branch of optics that deals with the properties of colours.
Source: Wiktionary
Chro*mat"ics, n.
Definition: The science of colors; that part of optics which treats of the properties of colors.
CHROMATIC
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
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