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Synonyms for chromatic

Grammar : Adj
Spell : kroh-mat-ik, kruh-
Phonetic Transcription : kroʊˈmæt ɪk, krə-

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Définition of chromatic

Origin :
  • 1590s (of music), "progressing by half-tones;" 1831 as "pertaining to color," from Latin chromaticus, from Greek khromatikos "relating to color, suited for color," from khroma (genitive khromatos) "color, complexion, character," but chiefly used metaphorically of embellishments in music, originally "skin, surface" (see chroma).
  • As in colorful : adj brilliant, intensely hued
Example sentences :
  • In these chromatic displays, red is the colour that predominates.
  • Extract from : « Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 461 » by Various
  • Similarly the g in gnostic, the e in eulogy, p in pneumonia, the h in chromatic.
  • Extract from : « Orthography » by Elmer W. Cavins
  • Certainly his tonalities are on the other side of diatonic and chromatic.
  • Extract from : « Egoists » by James Huneker
  • The sea that morning passed through a succession of chromatic changes.
  • Extract from : « Java, Facts and Fancies » by Augusta de Wit
  • Which fingering of the chromatic scale the is most conducive to speed and accuracy?
  • Extract from : « Piano Playing » by Josef Hofmann
  • The same may be said for the tests of the chromatic sense, etc.
  • Extract from : « The Montessori Method » by Maria Montessori
  • These designs also reveal the effect of the education of the chromatic sense.
  • Extract from : « The Montessori Method » by Maria Montessori
  • By varying the shape of the aperture we alter the form of the chromatic image.
  • Extract from : « The Glaciers of the Alps » by John Tyndall
  • Don't speak of your mother as if she were a chromatic scale.
  • Extract from : « Mrs. Geoffrey » by Duchess
  • The chromatic scale is one which proceeds always by half-steps.
  • Extract from : « Music Notation and Terminology » by Karl W. Gehrkens

Antonyms for chromatic

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