"chrome" meaning in English

See chrome in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kɹəʊm/ [Received-Pronunciation], /kɹoʊm/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-chrome.ogg Forms: chromes [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊm Etymology: Borrowed from French chrome. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*gʰer-}}, {{bor|en|fr|chrome}} French chrome Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} chrome (usually uncountable, plural chromes)
  1. Chromium, when used to plate other metals. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Chromium
    Sense id: en-chrome-en-noun-z2zO7Hgu Disambiguation of Chromium: 47 24 20 1 7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 37 33 1 6 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 30 30 32 1 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 31 28 30 5 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 25 26 32 2 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 32 24 28 7 9 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 32 26 27 7 9 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 33 25 32 4 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 32 32 19 5 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 28 32 26 2 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 32 25 31 4 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 27 23 33 5 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 32 25 31 4 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 33 25 33 4 5
  2. (graphical user interface) The basic structural elements used in a graphical user interface, such as window frames and scroll bars, as opposed to the content. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Graphical user interface
    Sense id: en-chrome-en-noun-9E3-nK1w Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 37 33 1 6 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 30 30 32 1 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 31 28 30 5 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 25 26 32 2 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 32 24 28 7 9 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 32 26 27 7 9 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 33 25 32 4 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 32 32 19 5 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 28 32 26 2 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 32 25 31 4 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 27 23 33 5 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 32 25 31 4 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 33 25 33 4 5 Topics: computing, engineering, graphical-user-interface, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  3. (US, slang, collective) handguns Tags: US, collective, slang, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-chrome-en-noun-cYihKKwk Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 37 33 1 6 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 30 30 32 1 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 31 28 30 5 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 25 26 32 2 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 32 24 28 7 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 27 24 36 3 10 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 32 26 27 7 9 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 33 25 32 4 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 32 32 19 5 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 28 32 26 2 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 32 25 31 4 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 27 23 33 5 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 27 25 36 3 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 27 24 36 3 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 32 25 31 4 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 33 25 33 4 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: chromidium, chromium
Derived forms: bichrome, biochrome, bright chrome, chemochrome, chrome alum, chrome-ammonia alum, chrome black, chrome blue, chrome brick, chrome colour, chrome diopside, chrome dome, chrome furnace, chrome garnet, chrome green, chrome handler, chrome horn, chrome ink, chrome iron, chrome iron ore, chromel, chrome leather, chromeless, chrome maker, chrome-nickel steel, chrome ocher, chrome ochre, chrome orange, chrome-plated, chrome red, chrome solid, chrome spinel, chrome-sulfuric acid, chrome-tanned, chrome-tanning, chrome tape, chrome violet, chromework, chromey, chrome yellow, chromic, chromie, chromite, chromize, chromous, cryptochrome, dechrome, duochrome, ferrochrome, hard chrome, lemon chrome, mercurochrome, national school bus chrome, Nichrome, orange chrome, zinc chrome

Verb

IPA: /kɹəʊm/ [Received-Pronunciation], /kɹoʊm/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-chrome.ogg Forms: chromes [present, singular, third-person], chroming [participle, present], chromed [participle, past], chromed [past]
Rhymes: -əʊm Etymology: Borrowed from French chrome. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*gʰer-}}, {{bor|en|fr|chrome}} French chrome Head templates: {{en-verb}} chrome (third-person singular simple present chromes, present participle chroming, simple past and past participle chromed)
  1. (transitive) To plate with chrome. Tags: transitive Translations (to plate with chrome): chromovat [imperfective] (Czech), pochromovat [perfective] (Czech), verchromen (Dutch), kromata (Finnish), chromer (French), verchromen (German), επιχρωμιώνω (epichromióno) (Greek), krómoz (Hungarian), cromare (Italian), chromować [imperfective] (Polish), pochromować [perfective] (Polish), cromar (Portuguese), croma (Romanian), хроми́ровать (xromírovatʹ) [imperfective, perfective] (Russian), cromar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-chrome-en-verb-nkENmDUP Disambiguation of 'to plate with chrome': 100 0
  2. (transitive) To treat with a solution of potassium bichromate, as in dyeing. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-chrome-en-verb-dG2xazsj Categories (other): Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 25 26 32 2 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 32 32 19 5 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 28 32 26 2 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 27 23 33 5 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: chromium-plate Derived forms: chromable, rechrome

Inflected forms

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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to plate with chrome",
      "word": "croma"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "xromírovatʹ",
      "sense": "to plate with chrome",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "хроми́ровать"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to plate with chrome",
      "word": "cromar"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "chrome"
  ],
  "word": "chrome"
}

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