"chroma" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɹoʊmə/ [General-American], /ˈkɹəʊmə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: chromas [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊmə Etymology: From Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|χρῶμα||color}} Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} chroma (countable and uncountable, plural chromas)
  1. The colorfulness relative to the brightness of a similarly illuminated area Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-chroma-en-noun-NgtCYHX5
  2. The aspect of a colour's hue that depends on the amount of white or black in it; saturation Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-chroma-en-noun-jXq0qunk
  3. (music) Short for chromatic semitone Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: chromatic semitone Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-chroma-en-noun-F8Sa1FR8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 34 64 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: chroma dot, chromakey, chrominance Related terms: luma

Inflected forms

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