chroma
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”)
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”)
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɹoʊmə/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɹəʊmə/
- Rhymes: -əʊmə
- Hyphenation: chro‧ma
Noun
chroma (countable and uncountable, plural chromas)
- The colorfulness relative to the brightness of a similarly illuminated area.
- The aspect of a colour's hue that depends on the amount of white or black in it; saturation.
See also
Irish
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxrɔma/
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