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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024chro•ma•tic /kroʊˈmætɪk, krə-/USA pronunciation adj. - Opticsof or relating to color.
- of or naming a musical scale in which the notes progress by half tones.
See -chrom-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024chro•mat•ic (krō mat′ik, krə-),USA pronunciation adj. - pertaining to color or colors.
- Music and Dance
- involving a modification of the normal scale by the use of accidentals.
- progressing by semitones, esp. to a tone having the same letter name, as in C to C sharp.
- Greek chrōmatikós, equivalent. to chrōmat- (see chromato-) + -ikos -ic
- 1590–1600
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: chromatic /krəˈmætɪk/ adj - of, relating to, or characterized by a colour or colours
- involving the sharpening or flattening of notes or the use of such notes in chords and harmonic progressions
- of or relating to the chromatic scale or an instrument capable of producing it: a chromatic harmonica
- of or relating to chromaticism
Compare diatonic
Etymology: 17th Century: from Greek khrōmatikos, from khrōma colourchroˈmatically adv chroˈmaticism n |