"chrominance" meaning in English

See chrominance in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: chrominances [plural]
Etymology: Blend of chroma + luminance Etymology templates: {{blend|en|chroma|luminance}} Blend of chroma + luminance Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} chrominance (countable and uncountable, plural chrominances)
  1. The signal used in video systems to convey the picture's colour information, separately from the accompanying luma signal. Wikipedia link: chrominance Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (signal used in video systems): crominância [feminine] (Portuguese)

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