chromatic

Chromatic — Chro*mat ic, a. [L. chromaticus, Gr. ?, suited for color, fr. ?, ?, color; akin to ? color, ? skin, color of the skin.] 1. Relating to color, or to colors. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mus.) Proceeding by the smaller intervals (half steps or semitones) of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

chromatic — [krō mat′ik] adj. [LL chromaticus < Gr chrōmatikos, suited for color: see CHROMA & ATIC] 1. of color or having color or colors 2. highly colored 3. Biol. readily stained 4. Music a) …   English World dictionary

chromatic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) Music relating to or using notes not belonging to the diatonic scale of the key of a passage. 2) (of a scale) ascending or descending by semitones. 3) relating to or produced by colour. ORIGIN Greek khr matikos, from khr ma colour …   English terms dictionary

chromatic — англ. [крэмэ/тик] chromatique фр. [кромати/к] chromatisch нем. [хрома/тиш] хроматический …   Словарь иностранных музыкальных терминов

chromatic — 1590s (of music), progressing by half tones; 1831 as pertaining to color, from L. chromaticus, from Gk. khromatikos relating to color, suited for color, from khroma (gen. khromatos) color, complexion, character, but also used metaphorically of… …   Etymology dictionary

chromatic — Of or pertaining to color or colors; produced by, or made in, a color or colors. * * * chro·mat·ic krō mat ik adj 1) of, relating to, or characterized by color or color phenomena or sensations <chromatic perception> <chromatic… …   Medical dictionary

chromatic — [[t]krəmæ̱tɪk[/t]] 1) ADJ In music, chromatic means related to the scale that consists only of semitones. ...the notes of the chromatic scale. 2) ADJ: usu ADJ n Chromatic means related to colours …   English dictionary

chromatic — chro|mat|ic [krəuˈmætık, krə US krou , krə ] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : Greek; Origin: chromatikos, from chroma skin, color ] 1.) technical related to a musical scale which consists of ↑semitones ▪ a chromatic scale ▪ chromatic harmonies 2.) formal… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

chromatic — adj. 1 of or produced by colour; in (esp. bright) colours. 2 Mus. a of or having notes not belonging to a diatonic scale. b (of a scale) ascending or descending by semitones. Phrases and idioms: chromatic aberration Optics the failure of… …   Useful english dictionary

chromatic — I. noun Date: 1708 accidental 2 II. adjective Etymology: Greek chrōmatikos, from chrōmat , chrōma skin, color, modified tone; akin to Greek chrōs color Date: 1630 1. a. of or relating to color or color phenomena or sensations b …   New Collegiate Dictionary

chromatic — adjective 1》 Music relating to or using notes not belonging to the diatonic scale of the key of a passage.     ↘(of a scale) ascending or descending by semitones. 2》 relating to or produced by colour. Derivatives chromatically adverb chromaticism …   English new terms dictionary